Job Description: Imperial Recruitment is recruiting for a Warehouse Supervisor to support day-to-day warehouse operations for our client in Newton Aycliffe. This role is ideal for a hands-on supervisor with strong organisational and leadership abilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily warehouse activities, ensuring smooth and efficient operations
- Support the Warehouse Manager with team coordination and workload planning
- Ensure health & safety standards are followed at all times
- Operate forklifts as required and oversee safe manual handling practices
- Monitor stock levels, accuracy, and order fulfilment
- Train, mentor, and support warehouse operatives
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and warehouse optimisation
Skills & Experience Required:
- Previous experience in a warehouse supervisory role
- Valid forklift licence with practical operating experience
- Strong health & safety awareness and background
- Good leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with warehouse optimisation or continuous improvement is desirable
Imperial Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established client based in Newton Aycliffe, specialising in the design, manufacture, and distribution of industrial kitchen solutions. We are seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead and optimise warehouse operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overall management of warehouse operations, including goods inwards, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of warehouse supervisors and operatives
- Drive warehouse optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation and company procedures
- Manage stock accuracy, inventory control, and space utilisation
- Coordinate with production, transport, and senior management to meet business objectives
- Monitor KPIs, productivity, and performance standards
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proven experience in a warehouse management role, ideally within manufacturing or industrial environments
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Forklift licence and hands-on forklift experience
- Solid health & safety background with demonstrable compliance knowledge
- Experience in warehouse optimisation and process improvement (desirable)
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- IT literate with experience using warehouse or stock management systems
Benefits
- Competive starting salary
- Full autonomy to make key decisions
- Pension scheme
- on site parking
- Day shift- 7.30 until 3 Monday to Friday
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Imperial Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and embraces diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. All applications will be considered solely on merit and suitability for the role.
Imperial Recruitment is acting as an employment agency on behalf of its client