Warehouse Supervisor - Durban

Role Overview

Lead daily warehouse operations in Durban for a food-manufacturing environment, ensuring efficient stock control, staff supervision and compliance with food-safety, hygiene and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse operations and staff.
• Manage receiving, checking, storage and issuing of raw materials, packaging and finished goods.
• Monitor stock levels, conduct stock counts and investigate discrepancies, shortages, damages and variances.
• Apply FIFO and FEFO stock rotation, monitor expiry dates and minimise losses and wastage.
• Coordinate stock requirements with Production, Procurement and Dispatch.
• Maintain warehouse organisation, cleanliness, housekeeping, food safety, hygiene, GMP and OHS standards.
• Monitor cold-chain and temperature-controlled stock where applicable.
• Supervise attendance, productivity, discipline and performance and allocate daily duties.
• Complete reports and documentation, support audits and inspections, and implement corrective actions.
• Create, maintain and communicate warehouse SOPs, review processes and train staff.

Requirements

• Previous Warehouse Supervisor experience is essential.
• FMCG or food-manufacturing experience is highly advantageous.
• Strong stock and inventory control, SOP and operational-process experience.
• Good understanding of FIFO, FEFO, food safety, hygiene and warehouse compliance.
• Strong leadership, Excel, administrative, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and operational hours or overtime when required.