Shift Supervisor (Group Leader)

Shift Supervisor (Group Leader)
Derby, Derbyshire

The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities - through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company, we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

We are recruiting a Group Leader to lead up to 50 colleagues, ensuring the delivery of a safe and exceptional service to our client. The shift pattern for this role is 05:30-14:30 and 15:00-Midnight on a rotational weekly basis, and offers a salary of £43,814 per annum.

The Benefits

- Salary of £43,814 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays)
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee benefits i.e. Discount schemes including E-vouchers and gift cards, gym membership as well as a recognition platform
- Critical Illness Cover
- Tailored development and career opportunities
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced pay for overtime
- Employee Wellness initiatives - WeCare- includes 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more

This is an exciting role for a proven divisional manager with knowledge of Health & Safety requirements to join our leading logistics organisation.

In this highly engaging role, no two days will be the same as you enhance your professional experience by showcasing your expert leadership style in a company with an international reputation for efficiency.

When you join us, you will discover a friendly, hard-working team and an excellent benefits package, including some brilliant discounts, meaning you will be equally supported in your professional and personal life.

The Role:

As a Group Leader, you will oversee the day-to-day operations and activities of one of our logistics teams, ensuring that our clients receive their orders promptly.

Providing expert leadership to your team, you will allocate team activities for each shift, including shunt operation, internal operations and managing the receiving Docks.

Working with a team of other Group Leaders, you will place an emphasis on overall efficiency and safety, and will review current processes and Standard Operating Procedures and implement improvements where possible.

Additionally, you will:

- Produce comprehensive shift handovers
- Manage team training and mentoring processes
- Oversee employee performance, absence and conduct in accordance with Yusen procedures
- Maintain excellent relationships with both Yusen and customer stakeholders

About You:

To be considered as a Group Leader, you will need:

- A Counterbalance FLT licence
- Proven experience of managing people or divisions
- A good knowledge of health and safety requirements
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment to specific targets and deadlines
- A customer-focused approach to work
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages

Ideally, you will have previous experience of working in a supply chain or an automotive environment. A track record of delivering high efficiency standards would also be beneficial.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Yusen Logistics are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to take the next step in your career as a Shift Supervisor, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.