Shift Supervisor - Steel
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Position Overview & Specifications
Ready to enhance your career with a highly successful, people focused, national steel stockholder ?
All About the Role
Based at our Barrett Engineering Steel, Dudley site, the purpose of this role is to lead a shift within the warehouse, driving process whilst ensuring all health and safety standards are adhered to and your team are well trained and engaged. The shift hours are weekly rotating Monday to Friday 6 am to 2pm then Monday to Friday 2 pm to 10pm.
Specific tasks include:
Promote a safe environment and culture throughout the workforce, promoting a culture where safety always comes first, while ensuring all activities comply with Barrett Steel Health & Safety policies- Achieve a high level of customer service and satisfaction, promoting the Barrett Steel Quality policy and local Operating Procedures
- Promote continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the warehouse
- Motivate, train, and develop the shift, managing its performance, to maintain an effective team capable of meeting its current and projected objectives.
- Ensure accuracy throughout the key areas of the warehouse structure
- Working with the team under the direction of the Manager to develop and implement operational solutions without compromising quality or service while optimising cost.
- Coordinate shift activities efficiently and effectively
We offer you
- Salary c£30,000 depending on experience
- Bonus potential
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life assurance
- Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
- Barrett Steel pension
- Career progression
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
- Be able to demonstrate success gained in leading/supervising a team & evidence of driving change.
- Have an excellent working knowledge of H&S. (Ideally IOSH trained but not essential)
- Ideally understand or be trained in lean manufacturing techniques and in managing and developing effective team working.
- Experience in the steel industry or similar environment in a supervisory role
- Excellent communication, planning & organisational skills.
How it feels to work for us
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Metal & Mineral Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Shift Supervisor - Steel roles across Barrett Steel's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Metal & Mineral Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £30,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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