Day Warehouse Supervisor (Produce) - Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson - Competitive Salary
About the role
You will ensure the safe and efficient operation within the Produce section of the Day Warehouse. You will develop and manage your team to complete required tasks in a timely manner to achieve optimum output to the highest quality, in adherence with all relevant processes, policies and procedures.
Shift Pattern:
This is a day shift role with a start time of 7am, with a finish time of 3:30pm, working 5 out of 6 days covering Monday to Saturday.
What you will do:
Health and Safety/Food Safety
- Ensure that the required standards of health and safety, hygiene and security are achieved at all times.
- Ensure that all warehousing HSE and legislation requirements are adhere to.
- Participate in daily quality walks and relevant audits as required.
- Escalate any health and safety, food safety or quality issues in a timely manner.
Process
- Manage stock rotation in accordance with standard principles of first in first out, minimising waste and out of date stock.
- To manage all goods on intake and replen all locations accordingly.
- Conduct accurate daily stock checks and ensure reconciliation and escalation processes are adhered to.
- Optimise stock availability through efficient stock control and rotation to ensure an effective handover to the night shift team.
People Responsibility
- Ensure mandatory training schedules are in place and delivered on time.
- Conduct a daily team brief to encourage communication and ensure your team are aware of all required information to enable them to fulfil their roles.
- Support a professional and productive recruitment process.
- Ensure appraisals and development plans are in place for your team.
- Develop and maintain an environment of respect and accountability.
- Manage all colleague holidays, sickness and weekly rotas.
What you will need:
- Previous supervisory experience in a warehouse environment is essential
- To live the Wellocks values of Proud, Respectful, Inspiring and Passionate
- IOSH certification is desirable.
- Knowledge of key performance indicators
- Proficiency with MS Office such as Word and Excel and warehouse management systems (Dynamics365 is highly desirable).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and coach others.
- Strong experience in fresh produce is desirable, along with a genuine passion for fresh produce and product quality.
About us
Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.
From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.
We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.
Benefits:
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
