Despatch Supervisor bei Barfoots of Botleigh

The Role

A fantastic opportunity to join our busy team as Despatch Supervisor. We are looking to a proactive and confident individual with previous experience in a similar, fast-paced logistics environment. Reporting to the Despatch Manager, the Despatch Supervisor will ensure all warehouse operational tasks are completed and delivered in a proactive and confident individual to ensure all warehousing and operational tasks are completed and delivered in an accurate, efficient, timely and safe manner. Providing internal and external customers with a consistent, first-class service. With excellent leadership and management capabilities, candidates will demonstrate flexible leadership, team spirit and operational cover when required within the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all customers' requirements are met on time and to specification
• To ensure that Food Safety systems are always maintained
• Manage and schedule the team of Despatch Operatives to cover seasonal needs of the department
• Identify staff training requirements for Team Leaders and Operators and implement where necessary
• Plan and co-ordinate despatch operations with the Production/Farm teams and the relevant hauliers
• Reported any allocation issues and deal with as appropriate
• Maintain accurate records of Load Plans, Delivery Notes, Scanner and MHE Start Up checks
• Conduct weekly GMP audits and Behavioural Safety Tours once during each shift
• Conduct audit of Safety Sampling audits and record as appropriate
• Lead by example
• Ensure adherence of staff to all trained SOPs and Risk Assessments and delivered TBT's

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Able to communicate effectively in English to Level 2 or higher
• IT literature to a high standard in the use of Microsoft Office package
• Demonstrable experience of successfully working in a targeted environment
• Experience of working in a FMCG / Fresh food environment
• CIEH Manual Handling Level 2 (Preferred)
• CIEH Food Safety Level 3 (Preferred)
• HACCP Level 2 (Preferred)
• IOSH Managing Safety
• FLT/PPT Licence – desirable
• Microsoft Office - Basic use

Benefits

Why Work for Barfoots?

• Investors In People Silver Award status.
• Company pension scheme
• 24/7 Online GP access
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Benefits Platform
• Development opportunities
• Discounted leisure membership
• Discounted vegetable box scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
• Rapidly growing company
• Committed to Sustainability