
Josh Griffins
Operations Supervisor
Leading the shift, hitting the numbers, keeping people safe
Operations supervisor with eight years leading frontline teams in warehousing and distribution in Leeds. Runs the shift — leading and motivating operatives, hitting throughput and accuracy targets, managing safety and flow, and keeping the operation moving through whatever the day brings. Reorganised the shift's processes and team layout, improving productivity and cutting errors. Manages rotas, performance and training, handles escalations and problems on the floor, drives health-and-safety, and reports performance to management. Strong on both the operational numbers and the people leadership that gets a team performing. Calm and decisive when things go wrong, and respected by the team. Looking for an operations-supervisor, shift-manager or team-leader role with an operation that values strong frontline leadership.
Leeds Distribution Centre - Leeds, UK
Operations Supervisor April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months
Reorganised the shift's processes and the team layout, improving the productivity and cutting the errors.
Manage all the rotas, all the performance and the training across the whole frontline team.
Drive the health-and-safety and keep the whole operation flowing safely right through the busy periods.
Handle all the escalations and the problems on the floor both calmly and very decisively.
Report the shift performance and any issues to the operations management each and every day.
Yorkshire Logistics Ltd - Leeds, UK
Team Leader / Senior Operative August 2013 to March 2016 2 years & 8 months
Hit the targets and supported the safety and quality on the shift.
Learned the team leadership, performance and floor management on the job.
Gained the certification and then moved up into an operations-supervisor role.
Yorkshire Logistics Ltd - Leeds, UK
Warehouse Operative June 2011 to July 2013 2 years & 2 months
Learned the floor, the systems and safe working on the job.
Built the reliability and pace that led to a team-leader role.
Then earned the move into a senior-operative and team-leader role there.
Leeds City College
BTEC Level 3 in Business & Operations (September 2011 to June 2013)
ILM / IOSH
Team Leading & Health & Safety Certification (January 2016 to May 2016)
More productive shift
Calm when it goes wrong
Pick-Accuracy Improvement
Operations Supervisor (January 2019 to September 2019)
Peak-Season Staffing Plan
Operations Supervisor (September 2020 to December 2020)
Team Leading & Health & Safety
ILM / IOSH (May 2016 to Present)
Lean Operations & Warehouse Safety
IOSH (April 2019 to Present)
- Shift Supervision
- Team Leadership
- Performance Management
- Throughput & Targets
- Rota Management
- Health & Safety
- Process Improvement
- Training
- Problem Solving
- Reporting