Gent Transport & Warehousing has a vacancy for an evening shift supervisor to join our busy warehouse operation on a permanent basis. Gent Transport and Warehousing are a family business based in Yate, Bristol who are now in their 51st Year in business this year.
The role involves picking and putting away pallets within our busy warehouse driving a reach truck. It may also involve loading and unloading trailers using our counterbalance forklift trucks, so previous experience and licenses for both reach truck and counterbalance forklifts is a must.
The ideal candidate will have:
Reach Truck & Counterbalance forklift licenses.
A 'can do' approach to their work and the ability to work under pressure - balancing effectiveness to get the job done in a time effective manor and remaining safe at all times.
The ability to communicate positively and work as part of a team with colleagues and managers.
Some experience of bar code scanning would be useful but not essential.
Working from pick lists with attention to detail; Checking what has been picked ready for loading.
Previous experience in a similar environment.
The ability to work in accordance with all health and safety instructions, notices and safe working practices
Checking products for visual damage.
Your normal working hours would be Monday to Thursday from noon until 9pm. I can make this 5 days a week if the successful candidate would prefer the extra hours. There is occasional overtime including some weekends and bank holidays.
The starting salary is offered between £23,000 and £28,000 depending on the experience of the candidate and the number of hours worked, the successful candidate will also be part of the bonus scheme we offer at Gent Transport & Warehousing.
A full clean driving license would be beneficial, as we work towards a multi facetted workforce who can work between departments as and when the business may need it.
Please apply enclosing your current CV.
Job Type: Permanent.
Application closing date: 31st October 2025
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £23,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/10/2025