FLT Team Leader — Day Shift, Lead Safety & Efficiency

Apex Recruitment; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Recruitment is seeking a Day Shift FLT Team Leader based in Leamington Spa to oversee the Piece Parts Stores, combining hands-on responsibilities with team leadership. The role emphasises safety, KPI monitoring, stock control and continuous improvement across the stores environment.

You will lead daily shift activities, mentor staff, and ensure adherence to health and safety procedures while maintaining high standards of efficiency and accuracy. Permanent role with day shifts only.

Qualifications

• FLT licence required (in-house acceptable)
• Leadership experience within production or stores
• IOSH certification
• ILM Level 3 qualification
• Lean tools knowledge: 5S, TPM, Kaizen
• Structured problem-solving ability (5 Whys)
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shift operations to meet production plans.
• Deliver daily team briefs, communicating health and safety matters and operational issues.
• Monitor KPIs such as kits picked, shortages, FLT breakdowns, accidents and incidents, and FLT downtime.
• Ensure FLTs are operational and drivers complete pre-use checks.
• Train and develop team members to address skills gaps and improve performance.
• Support continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, efficiency and ergonomics.
• Collaborate with Health & Safety, Production, Quality and Engineering teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving (5 Whys)

Education

IOSH certification

ILM Level 3 qualification

Tools

WMS

MHE

Job description

Apex Recruitment is seeking a Day Shift FLT Team Leader based in Leamington Spa to oversee the Piece Parts Stores, combining hands-on responsibilities with team leadership. The role emphasises safety, KPI monitoring, stock control and continuous improvement across the stores environment.

You will lead daily shift activities, mentor staff, and ensure adherence to health and safety procedures while maintaining high standards of efficiency and accuracy. Permanent role with day shifts only.