Night Shift Supervisor (Warehouse) - Permanent
Location: Halesowen
Salary: £29,000 base, up to ?38,655 with shift allowance and company share options
Hours: 10:30pm - 7:30am, Monday to Friday (with occasional Saturday morning)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent NEED A FORKLIFT LICENSE!
Overview
An established UK-based logistics and distribution company based in Halesowen is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to oversee a small warehouse team. This role is ideal for someone with strong leadership ability, proven supervisory experience, and a solid background in logistics operations.
The successful candidate must hold a valid forklift licence, have practical warehouse and logistics experience, and be confident with planning and coordinating work across a night shift environment.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure all night shift operations comply with health and safety standards, addressing any issues promptly.
Lead, motivate, and support the night shift team, promoting a positive and productive working environment.
Oversee staffing duties including monitoring attendance, approving leave, and managing performance.
Allocate and supervise tasks to ensure all orders are picked, processed, packaged, and dispatched accurately and on time.
Assist with and, when required, independently manage route and workload planning.
Maintain safe and efficient stock handling-correcting poor storage, packaging issues, or missing labels.
Identify, troubleshoot, and escalate operational problems where appropriate.
Provide training and ensure the team maintains required skills and competencies.
Keep the warehouse clean, organised, and compliant with environmental and operational standards.
Manage documentation and processes in line with company quality procedures.
Complete pre-shift checks and ensure safe loading/unloading of vehicles.
Communicate clearly with internal teams, using standard documentation and photo evidence where helpful.
Support the recruitment and development of new team members.
Essential Skills & Experience
Supervisory or team leader experience within a warehouse or logistics environment.
Valid forklift licence with hands-on operational experience.
Strong logistics knowledge, including planning, routing, and workflow coordination.
Effective communicator with the ability to lead by example.
Reliable, proactive, and committed to maintaining high standards of safety and performance.
Customer-focused with a continuous-improvement mindset.
Benefits
Profit/share scheme
Company pension
Employee discounts
Health & wellbeing programme
Free onsite parking
Additional company benefits
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