Logistics Supervisor

Overview

NWF is leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s a lot more to us than the products we make. We also...

· Grow careers and opportunities

· Grow Sustainability

· Grow employee and community wellbeing

· Grow great supplier relationships

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Logistics Department Manager you will be responsible for Supervising a team of Logistics Operatives ensuring all customer orders are dispatched safely and on time and that our raw materials are stored correctly and made available for our production teams.

Responsibilities;

Ensure team are trained to the required standard and all new starters have a meaningful and effective induction to the business

Ensure Company Health and Safety and Hygiene rules are always adhered to.

Ensure all Customer requirements (internal and external) are met in full wherever possible.

Liaise/communicate with all areas/departments where necessary.

Responsible for H&S and GMP across Raw, Drystores and Despatch areas

Manage holidays for shift to ensure appropriate crewing levels to meet business needs,

Manage absence.

Ensuring supply of Packaging to Unitize and Production.

Full Logistics area responsibility when on nights or in the absence of Logistics Department Manager

Ensure smooth communications between hauliers and planning/production so that when collections times change production can still achieve 100% finished goods availability

Skills & Experience:

Previous experience of supervising a team of logistics operatives or warehouse staff.

Possess and promotes a positive attitude.

Motivated and results driven, with the ability to inspire others to deliver.

Promotes a collaborative team environment.

Excellent attention to detail

Highly organised and able to see the bigger picture.

About you;

Positive Attitude

Motivated and Driven

Strong Organisational Skills

Team Player

Strong attention to detail

Approachable

Shift pattern;

We operate a rotational shift pattern covering 7 to 7 covering days and nights. You will work a total of 14 days over a 28-day period. Typically you would be working as follows:

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Week 2 - Wednesday & Thursday

We offer;

• Generous benefits package
• Pension plan
• Overtime available
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing learning and development
• A genuine opportunity to progress your career

What kind of people do we look for?

We look for passionate people and then help them to channel that passion, because their success is our success!

We also like people who have high standards, because we do. We are always trying to improve, and we want you to help us do that.

Please apply in the first instance if you are interested.