At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and support a dynamic team in a fast-paced distribution centre.
- Company: Join Farnell, a global leader in technology distribution with a people-first culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, life cover, discounts, and ongoing training opportunities.
- Other info: Great career growth potential in a newly built facility.
- Why this job: Be part of a supportive team that values relationships and fun while achieving excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in distribution or warehouse management and strong people skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Farnell, an Avnet company, is a global high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Our team in Leeds are currently recruiting a Shift Supervisor to join us in our Distribution Centre at Logic Industrial Park, Leeds 9.
If you are looking for a role within a global organization, where customer focus is at the heart of what we do, a team that work hard and pull together our team are looking for you! Our team have gone through a period of change following the on-boarding of a new purpose-built facility, to support this we have newly created roles within the team supporting, coaching, managing, coaching and developing our Production Operatives.
Previous experience in working within a Distribution or Warehouse facility is essential along with being a people person and managing a team (large or small). Key in this role is the ability to build relationships and engaging with the team to ensure the best working environment whilst having fun along the way.
Our Supervisors are key in the management of activities such as packing, shipping, receiving, order fulfilment, stock handling, storing, distribution and inventory. We work to provide a high quality, cost effective, and efficient service to meet current and future demands of our customers within the electronics industry.
Our new team members will be able to learn quickly; our facility is new and with this comes teething problems, ad hoc queries regarding process and the system, so you need to be open to a challenge and supporting team members, whilst also part of the process of on-boarding new employees and managing the day to day employee relations activities within your area.
Why Join Our Team:
- Competitive salary
- Life Cover and Income Protection
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Subsidized Canteen
- Long Service Awards
- Company Sick Pay
- Recommend a Friend
- Staff Discount
- Online Shopping Portal – Reward Hub
- Employee Assistance Program
- Give as You Earn Scheme
- Ongoing Training and Development - we are an Apprenticeship Levy Employer and open to discuss ongoing development
Our people are the most critical component of our long-term success. For over 100 years, the most common answer our employees have given to "What’s your favourite part about working for Farnell (an Avnet company) is "the people." Not working on space shuttles. Not bringing the newest AI-powered IoT innovations to market. Our true success doesn’t come from products. It comes from people. People like you!
In this role you will be:
- Experience supporting, coaching teams
- Working collaboratively, building relationships across different functions and teams
- Strong customer advocacy
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Analytical approach
- Continuous improvement / lean methodology / change management
- Commercially minded
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
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