A fantastic opportunity to join our busy team as Despatch Supervisor. We are looking to a proactive and confident individual with previous experience in a similar, fast paced logistics environment. Reporting to the Despatch Manager, the Despatch Supervisor will ensure all warehouse operational tasks are completed and delivered in a proactive and confident individual to ensure all warehousing and operational tasks are completed and delivered in an accurate, efficient, timely and safe manner. Providing internal and external customers with a consistent, first class service. With excellent leadership and management capabilities, candidates will demonstrate flexible leadership, team spirit and operational cover when required within the department.
Key Responsibilities- Ensure all customers' requirements are met on time and to specification
- To ensure that Food Safety systems are always maintained
- Manage and schedule the team of Despatch Operatives to cover seasonal needs of the department
- Identify staff training requirements for Team Leaders and Operators and implement where necessary
- Plan and co-ordinate despatch operations with the Production/Farm teams and the relevant hauliers
- Reported any allocation issues and deal with as appropriate
- Maintain accurate records of Load Plans, Delivery Notes, Scanner and MHE Start Up checks
- Conduct weekly GMP audits and Behavioural Safety Tours once during each shift
- Conduct audit of Safety Sampling audits and record as appropriate
- Lead by example
- Ensure adherence of staff to all trained SOPs and Risk Assessments and delivered TBT's
- Able to communicate effectively in English to Level 2 or higher
- IT literature to a high standard in the use of Microsoft Office package
- Demonstrable experience of successfully working in a targeted environment
- Experience of working in a FMCG / Fresh food environment
- CIEH Manual Handling Level 2 (Preferred)
- CIEH Food Safety Level 3 (Preferred)
- HACCP Level 2 (Preferred)
- IOSH Managing Safety
- FLT/PPT Licence - desirable
- Microsoft Office - Basic use
- Investors In People Silver Award status.
- Company pension scheme
- 24/7 Online GP access
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Benefits Platform
- Development opportunities
- Discounted leisure membership
- Discounted vegetable box scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
- Rapidly growing company
- Committed to Sustainability