Job Description

Overall Role Purpose:  As part of a supervisory shift team, to direct and control allocated areas of warehouse activity, meeting defined objectives and day-to-day operational requirements. To contribute to the identification and exploitation of improvement opportunities on an ongoing basis.  Responsible for handling all materials within Warehouse, which involves organizing the goods in warehouse, collection and delivery of goods from warehouse to sites. Activities:  To ensure the smooth running of the allocated warehouse activity, ensuring appropriate resources (people, equipment) are available to meet planned activity levels.  Ensure compliance to all appropriate legislation related to safe conduct of warehouse operations.  Maintain and enhance effective working relationships with staff.  Contribute to the identification, evaluation and where appropriate implementation, of improvement initiatives within the warehouse.  Ensure staff work to the processes and procedures relating to the warehouse operation.  Assist in the recruitment of operative staff as required.  Monitoring staff performance levels, providing feedback on achievement to the shift manager and helping to identify improvement opportunities.  Regular communication with shift staff on shift matters.  Ensure all shipments are packed, weighed, labelled according to the guidelines.  Maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment in adhering to ISO standards and the customer’s work place practices.  Pre-alert shipper, consignee and relevant departments for critical shipments.  Responsible for arranging special pick-ups and deliveries where required, communicate efficiently