Warehouse Supervisor

Bennett and Game are currently working with a leading Warehouse, Storage and Distribution firm actively seeking a skilled and proven Warehouse Manager to join their Twickenham location.

Our client operate a 45,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Twickenham and offer full storage, distribution and installation services in multiple sectors with a core focus in furniture products.

Warehouse Manager Position Overview

Within this role you will manage the small warehouse team and the full operations of the 45,000 sq ft warehouse and storage facility.

Your key responsibilities will be -

Managing the receipt of incoming product including checking all paperwork is correct
Ensuring all incoming product is visually checked and any damage noted as per company procedures. These include photographs and opening damaged packaging to check the product. The customer needs to be informed of any damage and it needs to be recorded on all goods-in paperwork
Managing the putting away of all incoming product in a timely and efficient manner using WMS and fully utilising racking bays where possible
Managing the accurate picking all product for despatch using the correct WMS pick lists
Managing the loading of vehicles safely and efficiently
Ensuring all product for box storage is correctly logged and put away in boxes in a timely manner
Ensuring all archive storage is entered on the system and put away in a timely manner
Ensuring the archive area is regularly checked and cleaned
Housekeeping to ensure the warehouse is kept clean and tidy at all times. This includes regular rubbish and packaging removal and ensuring all lights are switched off at the end of the day, forklifts put on charge and all doors are correctly shut
Housekeeping to ensure the yard is kept clean and tidy at all times. This includes organising regular pallet collections when appropriate, ensuring all skips are emptied in a timely fashion and regularly managing the sweeping of the yard. To also ensure no combustible materials (i.e. pallets) are stored away from the warehouse walls
Managing yard access and parking for deliveries and staff parking
Compliance with H&S requirements. This includes enforcing the wearing of PPE as appropriate (hi-viz and protective shoes as a minimum requirement), ensuring all fire exits are kept clear at all times, regular testing of emergency lighting as per schedule, and keeping fork lift charging areas free of debris and combustible items
Use of pump trucks and fork lift trucks where required
Covering stock control duties during holiday or sickness periods

Warehouse Manager Position Requirements

Proven ability in managing warehouse operations and teams
Forklift licences (Counterbalance & Reach)
Previous experience using WMS systems & scanning guns (preferably Delta WMS)
Experience managing warehouse H&S & compliance
First aid trained (highly desirable)
Experience managing stock takes and stock checks
Experience managing yard movements and liaising with transport teams

Warehouse Manager Position Remuneration

Salary up to GBP32k DOE
Company Van (can be taken home and used for commuting etc)
Monday - Friday (45 hour working week)
Competitive holiday & pension schemes
Parking on-site
Additional benefits can be discussed

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy