Warehouse Team Leader

symphony recruitment; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Career progression

Ownership of team

Job summary

Symphony Recruitment is assisting a well-established logistics and warehousing business to recruit an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for their Sydney operation in Pemulwuy. This hands‑on leadership role requires leading from the floor to ensure daily operations run safely, efficiently and on schedule.

You will coordinate warehouse activities, support team performance and maintain a strong operational and safety culture, with rotating day shifts and opportunities for overtime.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years' experience as a Warehouse Team Leader, Leading Hand or similar.
• Experience within a fast-paced warehouse, logistics or 3PL environment.
• Current LF Forklift Licence – essential.
• LO Licence highly regarded but not essential.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Hands-on approach to warehouse operations.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operational deadlines.
• A strong commitment to workplace safety.
• Reliability and flexibility to work overtime when required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead warehouse employees across daily operations.
• Allocate workloads and coordinate workflow to meet operational deadlines and KPIs.
• Oversee receiving, picking, replenishment, dispatch and stock movements.
• Ensure safe loading, unloading and material handling practices.
• Monitor productivity and support team performance.
• Assist with onboarding, training and development of warehouse employees.
• Maintain a positive, accountable and high-performing team culture.
• Work closely with warehouse management and operational stakeholders.
• Assist with resolving day-to-day operational issues.
• Maintain strong WHS standards and ensure safe work practices are followed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

LF Forklift Licence

LO Licence

Job description

Our client is a well established, nationally recognised logistics and warehousing business seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to join their Sydney operation in Pemulwuy.

This is a hands‑on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys being on the warehouse floor, leading from the front and ensuring daily operations run safely, efficiently and on schedule.

You will play an important role in coordinating warehouse activities, supporting team performance and maintaining a strong operational and safety culture.

Our client is a well established, nationally recognised logistics and warehousing business seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to join their Sydney operation in Pemulwuy.

This is a hands‑on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys being on the warehouse floor, leading from the front and ensuring daily operations run safely, efficiently and on schedule.

You will play an important role in coordinating warehouse activities, supporting team performance and maintaining a strong operational and safety culture.

Shift Times

Rotating day shifts across:

• 6:00am – 2:00pm
• 8:00am – 4:00pm

Flexibility to work reasonable overtime when required will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead warehouse employees across daily operations
• Allocate workloads and coordinate workflow to meet operational deadlines and KPIs
• Oversee receiving, picking, replenishment, dispatch and stock movements
• Ensure safe loading, unloading and material handling practices
• Monitor productivity and support team performance
• Assist with onboarding, training and development of warehouse employees
• Maintain a positive, accountable and high‑performing team culture
• Work closely with warehouse management and operational stakeholders
• Assist with resolving day‑to‑day operational issues
• Maintain strong WHS standards and ensure safe work practices are followed

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 2–5 years' experience as a Warehouse Team Leader, Leading Hand or similar
• Experience within a fast‑paced warehouse, logistics or 3PL environment
• Current LF Forklift Licence – essential
• LO Licence highly regarded but not essential
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• A hands‑on approach to warehouse operations
• Strong organisational and problem‑solving abilities
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operational deadlines
• A strong commitment to workplace safety
• Reliability and flexibility to work overtime when required

What’s on Offer

• Permanent full‑time opportunity
• $80,000–$85,000 + Super, depending on experience
• Overtime opportunities
• Stable and growing warehouse operation
• Supportive management team
• Career progression opportunities
• Opportunity to take ownership of a key warehouse team

If you are an experienced warehouse professional looking to take the next step in your leadership career, we would like to hear from you.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.