Elevation Recruitment Group
Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager
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Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager
This is a Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager role based in Nottinghamshire, working for an established manufacturer of building products with a strong reputation for quality across the construction sector. You'll take ownership of finishing, yard, loading and delivery operations, making sure products are finished to standard and reach customers safely, efficiently and on time.
Salary is competitive and dependent on experience, with full details available on application.
The business manufactures building products for the construction industry and is investing in strengthening its operations and culture. The Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager will play a central role in that, connecting production, customers and haulage partners while helping drive a safer, more positive working environment across the site.
The Role
As Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager, you'll be responsible for:
- Managing the finishing team to ensure products meet quality standards before dispatch
- Coordinating yard operations and the storage and movement of finished units
- Planning and managing daily loading and delivery schedules
- Liaising with production, customers and haulage companies to keep delivery requirements on track
- Ensuring products are correctly identified, stored and prepared for dispatch
- Monitoring stock levels of finishing materials and consumables
- Leading a genuine cultural shift on site, embedding safe working practices and accountability at every level
- Supporting and developing your finishing and logistics team, and contributing to continuous improvement across the business
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The Person
We're looking for a Senior Finishing & Dispatch Manager who can demonstrate:
- Experience in building products, construction materials or manufacturing
- Ideally an understanding of construction projects and how products are manufactured off-site
- Previous supervisory or management experience, with a track record as an excellent people leader
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Good communication and problem solving ability
- A genuine commitment to health and safety, with the credibility to shift culture and embed lasting change
- Working knowledge of safe lifting, loading and transport practices
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Desirable but not essential: experience managing yard and dispatch operations, forklift or crane knowledge, and an IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
You'll bring a hands-on approach, strong leadership skills and a reliable, organised way of working, with a clear focus on quality and customer satisfaction even under pressure.
About Elevation
Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.
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