Warehouse Supervisor

Barrett Steel Scotland  are part of Barrett Steel the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock.  Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas.   

Duties & Responsibilities 

This is a hands-on role, you will be an integral part of the site Leadership Team and will manage all daily yard, sawing, warehousing & operational activities, driving process and operational efficiencies and coordinate all goods in and picking operations, ensuring, and improving a level of productivity, profitability and efficiency which meets the site’s business requirements to exacting health and safety, quality, and customer delivery performance parameters.

• Supervisor the teams to continually achieve and wherever possible exceed productivity, customer service and quality target levels across the range activities undertaken by the site.
• To develop a “safety-first” approach within Operations and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
• To ensure that a strong customer-focus is created throughout the site and sustained, through standardised application of lean techniques.
• To improve all yard /site processes from order receipt through to the fulfilment of customer deliverables.
• To drive organisational improvements at every level across the site, taking responsibility, and accountability for performance management of all relevant staff
• Ensure that all warehouse staff are working effectively, and site is maintained at the highest standard. 
• Ensuring the operational capacity, including processing and distribution, satisfies customer requirements both current and projected; that sites operate effectively for storage and agreed goods in procedures to maintain the integrity of stock.
• Maintain and recommend improvements as necessary to the condition and performance of site. 
• Maintain site security and protect assets to limit liability and minimise loss.

Role Requirements 

• A safety focused attitude and experience of managing safety, quality, and group policies. 
• NEBOSH or IOSH managing safety qualification preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar supervisory role within a manufacturing or operational environment with demonstratable experience in manging people up to and inclusive of disciplinary processes.
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills as well as IT based understanding.
• A full Uk driving licence.

Comprehensive package includes

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Potential
• Pension  
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Discounts on retail and leisure 
• Access to health and wellbeing services