Permanent warehouse and distribution leaders for sites in Bristol: managers, shift leads and inventory specialists who run a tight operation.
Distribution sites run on routine and pressure in equal measure. We recruit people who handle both.
Bristol is the South West's distribution gateway — Avonmouth's deep-water port and the M4/M5 junction make it the natural hub for serving the West Country and South Wales. We recruit the permanent leaders who keep those sites performing.
We ask candidates about the volumes, the WMS, the headcount and the shift pattern they have managed before we mention your vacancy.
Large sites such as Avonmouth and Severnside, Western Approach and the M5 corridor often recruit at the same time, which pushes up the price of experienced managers.
Warehouse roles for every kind of operation: ambient, chilled, e-commerce and returns.
Most strong warehouse managers are not looking. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
A short list of people who fit the site, each with notes on scale, systems and results.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months in the job, while a new manager settles in.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bristol run from around £28k for shift supervisors up to £55k+ for site and operations managers.
Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, bonus, holiday, the shift and the culture of the site. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Candidates who are not looking are approached with the details that matter to them.
Site experience, results, safety approach and right to work checked, then a conversation about your operation.
We arrange interviews and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
A leader who knows the site's history makes better decisions about people, layout and process.
Team leaders are often promoted from the floor. We recruit for both routes into management.
A strong warehouse brief covers:
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It depends on seniority, shift pattern and how competitive the local market is. You get a realistic timeline in the first conversation.
Yes. Tell us the shift pattern and the headcount on nights so we approach managers who want that work.
Yes. We cover sites across the South West. Tell us the postcode and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager, shift managers and team leaders together, with start dates planned around go-live.
Yes. We recruit health and safety managers and advisers who know warehouse and materials-handling risks.
Permanent warehouse recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Bristol:
See our national Warehouse Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bristol.
Tell us what good looks like on your site and we will find people who have delivered it.