Warehouse Supervisor

Join Our Team as a Warehouse Supervisor

Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for operations, safety, and team development? At DB Schenker, we’re looking for a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day activities of our warehouse and ensure we meet our customers’ expectations while upholding our commitment to Health & Safety.

Location: Leixlip, Kildare

Working hours: 4on 4off, 3on 3off - Days: 7am to 7pm

What will you be doing?

• Supervising and coordinating daily warehouse operations to meet performance and customer service targets
• Promoting and maintaining a safety-first culture, ensuring employee welfare and housekeeping standards
• Managing and developing a team of Coordinators and Warehouse Operatives through coaching, mentoring, and performance reviews
• Overseeing workforce planning, timekeeping, holidays, attendance, and training compliance
• Acting as the main point of contact with customers and 3PL partners, ensuring smooth communication and partnership
• Participating in safety, quality, and operational meetings, driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Reporting operational KPIs and contributing to cost-saving and efficiency measures

About you:

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• Previous supervisory experience in a warehouse or logistics environment
• A strong commitment to safety, with experience managing health and safety in a busy operational setting
• Excellent people leadership skills — you’re able to motivate, coach, and support a team to meet target
• Strong organisation and planning skills, with the ability to perform under pressure
• Confident IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• A proactive, can-do mindset with the flexibility to adapt and lead through change
• Clear communication and relationship-building skills to engage with both internal and external stakeholders
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems (e.g., SAP) is a plus

What We Offer:

• Exciting career paths and development opportunities.
• Pension scheme
• Education support.
• Extensive well-being program.
• Online training.

Next Steps

Interested in joining our dynamic team? Apply now by following the links and attaching your CV as soon as possible. Please note that we may begin reviewing applications before the job advert expires. 

At DB Schenker, we celebrate the diversity of our workforce and are committed to further enhancing it. We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, abilities, nationalities, religions, and sexual orientations. Please be aware that candidates will undergo necessary right-to-work checks for Ireland, a 5-year referencing process.

This role is currently part of DB SCHENKER, which is in the process of  integrating with DSV. As part of this transformation, you’ll be contributing to the future of the world’s largest global logistics company.

Diverse teams are the best teams

We are keen to meet people with varied backgrounds: the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and we decide employment on the basis of merit and potential.

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants i.e. (if you do not meet the minimum criteria). Should you be successful in your application you will be subject to background security checks including a 5-year reference check and Garda Vetting.