Warehouse Supervisor

We are a Plastics Manufacturing company in Brackenfell looking for an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to oversee and coordinate the daily warehousing activities. The Warehouse Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the general operations of the warehouse and its staff. You will implement productivity, quality and customer service standards and achieve the required outcomes within time limits.

You will handle the recording and maintaining of inventory, advising the imports received and items dispatched and / or shipped. You will also be involved in training of new workers and ensure their performance is adequate.

Ultimately, you should be able to ensure that daily operations meet and exceed daily performance expectations and to increase the company’s overall market share

**Responsibilities**
- Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching, and assuring quality of goods.
- Measure and report the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employee’s performance.
- Organize and maintain inventory and storage areas.
- Ensure shipments’ and inventory transactions’ accuracy.
- Communicate job expectations and coach employees.
- Determine staffing levels and assign workload.
- Interface with internal customers to answer questions or solve problems.
- Maintain items record, document necessary information, and utilize reports to project warehouse status.
- Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices.
- Confer and coordinate activities with other departments.

**Requirements and skills**
- Proven work experience as a Warehouse Supervisor 4 to 5 years
- Solid leadership skills
- Comfortable in a Supervisory role
- Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques
- Knowledge of MS Office proficiency, solid excel skills.
- Knowledge of warehouse software packages - advantage
- Ability to input, retrieve and analyse data.
- Hands-on commitment to getting the job done.
- Excellent communication, verbal and written.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations and staff.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Performance management of workers and following disciplinary procedures if needed.
- Anticipate problems before they arise.
- Valid drivers license
- Own Transport

Must be willing to work on Weekends and public holidays.

Sober habits

South African Citizens only.

Background, matric certificate and criminal checks will be done.

A full medical examination, including drug testing, will be done.

The position is monthly paid in arrears. Salary will be discussed in the interview.

Applications close: 31 July 2023

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brackenfell, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/07/31