We recruit warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders for Paignton and the South West, screened on the sites they have actually run.
Distribution sites run on routine and pressure in equal measure. We recruit people who handle both.
Sites such as Falmouth docks and the far-west distribution depots run days, nights and continental shifts. We match managers to the pattern they will actually keep.
We ask candidates about the volumes, the WMS, the headcount and the shift pattern they have managed before we mention your vacancy.
Across Devon & Cornwall, warehouse leaders are hired by chilled and ambient food distribution, marine services, aggregates and china clay logistics and independent hauliers.
The people who run the floor and the people who improve it.
We ask candidates what they improved on their last site before we ask about their notice period.
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 Paignton run from around £28k for shift supervisors up to £55k+ for site and operations managers.
Warehouse pay in the South West moves with the size of the site, the shift pattern and the sector: nights and chilled operations usually pay more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Volumes, systems, shift pattern, headcount and the problem the new leader needs to solve.
A short list with notes on each candidate's scale, systems and results.
We keep in touch through the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
A permanent site leader builds the team, the routines and the standards. That value grows every month they stay.
Warehouse managers who leave early often cite the hours, the commute or the gap between the advert and the reality. We raise all three first.
A strong warehouse brief covers:
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Site and warehouse managers, operations and shift managers, team leaders, inventory and stock control leads, goods-in and despatch leads, continuous improvement managers and health and safety managers.
It depends on seniority, shift pattern and how competitive the local market is. You get a realistic timeline in the first conversation.
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.
Yes. Tell us the automation on site so we look for leaders who have run a similar operation.
Permanent warehouse recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Paignton:
See our national Warehouse Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Paignton.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the salary, shift or advert likely to slow the search.