Job description
About Us
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.
We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our employees are recognised for their achievements and offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.
The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities.
Your Role
- A great opportunity to take the next step in your warehousing career.
- Keen to learn and upgrade your warehousing skills? Training will be provided to the right candidate.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, tax-free benefits.
The Sorting Area Supervisor at the distribution centre in Goonellabah will oversee a team of sorters. Your role is primarily responsible for sorting and pricing of goods, coordinating delivery of stock to Vinnies retails stores. Your role is critical to optimising processes, ensuring a well-organised warehouse environment and contributing to the success of the supply chain and distribution operations. Current forklift licence is required, it would be advantageous to have a current HR Licence. You will have good understanding of warehousing operations and the drive to learn and achieve performance goals.
Your Responsibility
- Efficiently supervise the day-to-day operations for the maximum benefit of the Society
- Plan workflow with warehouse staff/volunteers on a daily basis as appropriate
- Support team members through effective coaching and training to ensure they are equipped with adequate knowledge and skills to achieve their individual performance goals
- Monitor, instruct and educate staff and volunteers in relation to waste management, security of donations and safety compliance
- Log all warehouse-related hazard and incidents into the Society’s Integrated Risk Management System (RMS).
- Provide support to the Warehouse Manager, coordinate administrative tasks and other tasks as required.
You Will Need
- Demonstrated experience in a fast-paced retail and/or warehousing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assign tasks, manage work schedules and compliance with policies and procedures
- Demonstrated experience in staff and volunteer management, including on-boarding, staff engagement and retention
- Demonstrated knowledge in clothing brands for quality assurance.
- An understanding of Work Health and Safety and other relevant government legislation.
- Basic computer skills.
- Forklift licence is required; HR licence is desirable.
Apply Now
If you have questions about this role, please email to [email protected] using the subject line: Sorting Area Supervisor enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Apply now, we are interviewing as we receive applications.
St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.
The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.