Sort Centre Supervisor

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Runcorn, Cheshire, England, GBR
In-Office
28K-28K Annually
Entry level
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
Supervise daily sort centre operations, leading a large team to achieve safety, quality, service, and productivity targets. Responsibilities include workforce planning, KPI monitoring, continuous improvement, health and safety, quality assurance, attendance and conduct management, equipment reporting, operational administration, and support for international parcel operations. The supervisor coaches employees, maintains housekeeping standards, ensures compliance, and supports the Sort Centre Manager.
Summary Generated by Built In

Evri Group is the UK’s premier parcel delivery business, uniting four distinct brands—Evri, Evri Premium, a network of DHL, UK Mail and Irish e-commerce specialist Coll-8—to deliver more than 1 billion parcels and letters annually across the UK and to over 200 global destinations. With 12,000 colleagues, 30,000 couriers and drivers, 8,000 vehicles, and a nationwide network of hubs, depots and fulfilment centres, we combine over 50 years of expertise with the scale and flexibility to support everyone from casual senders to SMEs and major retailers. Driven by our friendly, ambitious and diverse people, we are passionate about delivering exceptional service and offer exciting opportunities across the Evri Group.

Sort Centre Supervisor

Salary- £ 27,560.04

Hours – 40 p/week

Work Pattern Mon-Fri

Shift Time – 5am-1.30pm

Join Evri Premium

You may have seen that DHL eCommerce UK is now part of the Evri Group, bringing the two businesses together as part of the UK's premier parcel delivery company.

This opportunity will be joining Evri Premium – a network of DHL, which is being launched during 2026.

As we continue our transition to the new Evri Premium brand, you may still see DHL branding at our Runcorn site and work alongside colleagues using DHL systems and email addresses.

We are now looking for an experienced and motivated Sort Centre Supervisor to join our team in Runcorn.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will oversee the day-to-day operation of the Sort Centre, lead and motivate a large operational team and ensure we consistently deliver against our safety, quality, service and productivity targets.

What You'll Be Doing

As Sort Centre Supervisor, you will:

  • Lead, manage and motivate a large operational team, ensuring performance and productivity targets are achieved.

  • Oversee daily Sort Centre processes and ensure the operation runs safely and efficiently.

  • Plan manpower in line with forecasts, workloads and daily arrivals.

  • Monitor performance against agreed KPIs and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

  • Communicate effectively with your team and encourage involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Ensure correct operating methods and working practices are followed at all times.

  • Maintain high standards of Health & Safety and ensure operations under your control are carried out safely.

  • Ensure all required quality checks are completed in line with company processes and procedures.

  • Monitor and maintain Quality of Service for our customers, escalating and reporting issues where required.

  • Identify training and development needs within the team and support employees in developing their skills.

  • Manage attendance and conduct processes in line with company policy.

  • Ensure equipment is maintained appropriately and any faults or issues are reported through the correct channels.

  • Support the Sort Centre Manager across all aspects of mail and parcel production.

  • Support our International operation and provide cover for relevant duties when required.

  • Ensure required operational reports and administration are completed accurately and on time.

  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping throughout the Sort Centre.

  • Support remedial charge and non-compliance processes, ensuring appropriate evidence and documentation is completed and escalated.

  • Share best practice, coach team members and ensure resources are used effectively in line with operational requirements.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is confident leading people within a busy, fast-paced operational environment.

You'll be organised, approachable and able to balance the needs of your team with the demands of the operation.

You'll ideally have:

  • Previous supervisory or team leadership experience, preferably within logistics, warehousing, distribution or a similar operational environment.

  • Experience managing and motivating teams to achieve performance targets.

  • A strong understanding of Health & Safety within an operational workplace.

  • Good organisational and manpower planning skills.

  • Confidence managing performance, attendance and conduct.

  • Strong communication and people-management skills.

  • The ability to remain calm and make effective decisions in a fast-moving environment.

  • A continuous-improvement mindset and the confidence to identify opportunities to improve processes and performance.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting time to join us as we bring together the strengths and experience of DHL eCommerce UK and Evri.

You'll have the opportunity to play an important part in the day-to-day success of our Runcorn Sort Centre, leading a team and helping us deliver a safe, efficient and high-quality service for our customers.

If you're an experienced operational leader looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to join Evri Premium – a network of DHL.

Everyone Belongs at Evri GroupWe're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to succeed.As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a Silver-accredited Inclusive Employer, and through our partnership with Scope, we're working to make our workplace and recruitment process more accessible for everyone.We encourage candidates to request adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and there are touchpoints through the application process to do so. Every application is reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team meaning that we don't use AI to screen candidates.At Evri Group, we're building an environment where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Skills Required

  • Previous supervisory or team leadership experience, preferably in logistics, warehousing, distribution, or a similar operational environment
  • Experience managing and motivating teams to achieve performance targets
  • Strong understanding of health and safety in an operational workplace
  • Good organisational and manpower planning skills
  • Confidence managing performance, attendance, and conduct
  • Strong communication and people-management skills
  • Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions in a fast-moving environment
  • Continuous-improvement mindset and confidence identifying opportunities to improve processes and performance
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The Company
HQ: Leeds
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1974

What We Do

Evri is a UK parcel delivery and courier company serving consumers and retailers. It provides affordable parcel sending, tracking, collection and returns through a nationwide network of couriers, ParcelShops, lockers, hubs and depots. The company delivers more than 800 million packages annually to over 220 countries and territories, while expanding into international, fulfilment, out-of-home and returns services for customers and retailers.

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