Logistics Supervisor in Cheltenham

Logistics Supervisor

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The role:

We are seeking an experienced Logistics Supervisor to lead and coordinate logistics operations across our warehouse and distribution functions. Reporting to the Department Manager, you will ensure the safe, efficient and high-quality execution of all warehouse activities while driving performance against key business objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for a people-focused leader who is passionate about operational excellence, continuous improvement and developing high-performing teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, coach and support warehouse teams, providing clear direction and guidance on a daily basis.
• Manage and develop Team Leaders, supporting performance management and employee relations matters.
• Drive operational performance against departmental KPIs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure the highest standards of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance, including risk assessments and investigations.
• Plan and allocate resources effectively to meet operational and business requirements.
• Maintain quality standards, SOPs, work instructions and skills matrices across logistics operations.
• Produce daily operational reports and complete associated administrative activities.
• Analyse operational data to support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with Planning, Production, Customer Service, Quality and other support functions.
• Support the implementation of continuous improvement projects and warehouse development programmes.
• Deliver excellent customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Your experience:

• Proven experience leading and motivating teams within a warehouse, logistics or supply chain environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make effective operational decisions.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• Good understanding of Environment, Health and Safety requirements within a logistics setting.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems would be advantageous.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma or 5S is desirable.
• Project participation or implementation experience would be beneficial.

Your skills:

• Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Resilient approach with effective conflict management skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive positive change.
• Strong organisational and time management capabilities.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify improvements.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.