At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in stores and distribution, ensuring top-notch service and stock management.
- Company: Join Mitie, the UK's leading facilities management company with a strong focus on integrity and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible benefits, and opportunities for training and development.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team with excellent career progression and community engagement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference supporting our Armed Forces while growing your logistics and supervisory skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in logistics or warehouse environments; strong IT skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
HOURS: 37.5 hrs per week | Mon-Fri | Between 7:30am and 5pm
LOCATION: Abbey Wood, Bristol
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Logistics Supervisor to join our experienced and versatile team at Abbey Wood, supporting the delivery of first-class services to our MOD and Armed Forces personnel.
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead as the Subject Matter Expert across assigned stores areas, including general stores, forward delivery, receipt and despatch, ensuring best practice and service standards are maintained.
- Supervise and support a small delivery team, helping to optimise performance, reduce risk and maintain consistent service delivery.
- Manage stock levels, housekeeping standards and compliance checks to ensure stored items remain accurate, available and well controlled.
- Oversee the safe unloading of deliveries, checking goods against invoices, identifying discrepancies, replenishing stock and updating records accurately.
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders while promoting customer service excellence, a safe working culture and compliance with Health and Safety procedures.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven experience working within a warehouse, stores or logistics environment.
- Strong IT skills, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience delivering high-quality customer-facing services, with the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.
- Good standard of education, preferably including English and Mathematics.
- Knowledge of MOD MJDI stores accounting applications, a full UK driving licence and/or a forklift licence would be desirable, although training can be provided where appropriate.
What's in it for you?
- The opportunity to work as part of an experienced and supportive team delivering essential services to the MOD and Armed Forces community.
- A varied role where you can develop your stores, logistics, supervisory and customer service experience.
- Training and development opportunities where appropriate, including role-specific systems and forklift training if required.
- The chance to contribute to continuous improvement, service excellence and positive change within a key operational environment.
- A workplace where professionalism, integrity and Mitie values are central to how we work every day.
Additional Information: MOD security clearance and DBS Standard required. To meet national security vetting requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years to gain a Counter Terrorist Check, 5 years for Security Clearance and 10 years for Developed Vetting prior to the date of application. All Developed Vetted posts are required to be UK Nationals. Proof of right to work in UK essential.
Stores and Distribution Supervisor employer: Mitie
Mitie is an excellent employer that prioritises employee wellbeing and development, offering a supportive work culture in Belfast. With benefits such as a branded vehicle and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, employees can thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to high service delivery standards across multiple sites. The company fosters growth opportunities, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the facilities maintenance sector.