Logistics Team Leader

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions; Redruth; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Volunteering leave

Inclusion and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of the Spirax Group, seeks a Logistics Team Leader to guide a multi-site logistics function from our Cardrew operations. You will drive goods-in, warehousing, packing and distribution, ensuring safe, efficient operations while upholding quality standards and cost-effective service.

You will lead, mentor and develop the team, manage performance, and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to meet KPIs and inventory accuracy.

Qualifications

• Proven logistics experience across warehousing, goods-in, materials handling and distribution.
• Strong leadership to motivate and develop a team.
• Clear communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, solutions-focused in fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of lean or continuous improvement to drive efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a high-performing logistics team with coaching and development.
• Drive day-to-day logistics excellence across goods-in, warehousing, materials handling, packing and distribution.
• Champion continuous improvement using Lean principles, 6S and problem-solving techniques.
• Own people leadership and compliance, including absence management and health & safety.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders to meet targets and maintain inventory accuracy.

Skills

Logistics leadership

People management

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Lean/continuous improvement

ERP/IT tools

Safety/quality/compliance

Root-cause analysis

Planning/prioritisation

Self-development

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Logistics Team Leader

Location: WMFTS UK - UK - Cardrew Industrial Estate

Location Type: On-Site

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Logistics Team Leader to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and inspire a high-performing logistics team, providing coaching, mentoring and development while creating a positive, collaborative culture that delivers exceptional operational results.
• Drive day-to-day logistics excellence across goods-in, warehousing, materials handling, packing and distribution, ensuring workflows run safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.
• Champion continuous improvement, using Lean principles, 6S and problem-solving techniques to enhance performance, reduce waste and support business growth.
• Take ownership of people leadership and compliance, including absence management, return-to-work discussions, recruitment support, performance management, health & safety, quality and ISO standards.
• Build strong relationships across the business, working closely with colleagues, customers and stakeholders to achieve operational targets, maintain inventory accuracy and deliver a reliable, cost-effective logistics service.

Who You’ll Work With

• Logistics teams across multiple sites
• Internal stakeholders and support functions
• External partners including carriers, suppliers, contractors and auditors

Skills/Experience

This is what you’ll need to be successful in this role

• Proven logistics experience across warehousing, goods-in, materials handling and distribution.
• Strong people-leadership skills with the ability to motivate, support and develop a team.
• Clear and professional communication skills for working with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach in fast-paced operational environments.
• Working knowledge of lean or continuous improvement principles to drive efficiency and reduce waste.
• Competence in ERP and general IT tools, including Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of safety, quality and compliance requirements within a logistics operation.
• Experience supporting investigations, including performance or root-cause analysis activities.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills to manage workflows and meet KPI’s.
• Commitment to continuous self-development and supporting the development of others.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications. Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.