Depot Supervisor

A fast-growing, family-owned, specialist seafood wholesale business is looking for a Depot Supervisor to oversee warehouse and logistic operations.
This is a new role in a dynamic, fast-growing wholesale company whose customers boast over 25 Michelin stars.

Type: Permanent, full-time
Working hours: Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm, 8 hour shift with a 1 hour paid break
Salary: Dependent on prior experience
START: ASAP
Location: Billingsgate Market,London

DEPOT SUPERVISOR Responsibilities:

• To oversee, co-ordinate and be responsible for the overall performance of the Billingsgate Day team
• Attending daily handover briefings
• Allocate work across the team & supervising:
  - Day Prep team
  - Cleaners

• Vac packing & freezing down products
• Overseeing and helping completing the day team’s tasks/projects
• Vac packing
• Receiving late deliveries
• Processing returns
• Overseeing maintenance contractors whist on site etc
• Picking/packing late orders/Manchester deliveries
• Tidying up and ensuring that the depot is ready for the night team
• Co-ordinate holidays and other absences of the Day team to ensure there is adequate cover to perform the required tasks
• Ensure that the Day team meets/exceeds its KPIs
• Maintaining and updating operational processes and policies.
• Provide Ops KPI information to the business
• Liaise with the wider wholesale business and across all departments.
• Ensure that all operational areas comply with health and safety regulations.
• Ensure correct Health & Safety training for all the team.
• Health and safety records are kept up to date.
• Ensure that correct PPE is be worn.
• Ensure that the daily and weekly checks are completed accurately

Training

• Ensure we continuously train, mentor and upskill the Day team
• Ensure that there is adequate cover for holidays / absences.

Food Safety

• This role requires Food & Safety level 3 minimum
• Oversee the Cleaning team and ensure they complete their work to the high standards required
• Support requirements for our SALSA accreditation
• The correct Food Safety processes are implemented followed and all required PPE must be worn
• All necessary paperwork is completed accurately

Sustainability

• Ensure that we operate in a sustainable and we look to consistently reduce our environmental impact across our business

Depot Supervisor Ideal candidate:

• Hands on and self-motivated experienced leader with excellent people management skills
• Significant experience and understanding of food production, warehouse & transport environments
• Experience of working with fresh fish / food products
• Excellent organisational & implementational skills
• Good / excellent IT / Excel skills
• Commercial acumen to help deliver the Company’s financial targets.
• HR, H&S & QA experience
• Problem solver

** All applicants for the Depot Supervisor role must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.