Logistics Team Leader

Spirax-Sarco Engineering; Redruth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Three days’ paid volunteering leave

Group Inclusion Plan

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, seeks a Logistics Team Leader to manage and develop the logistics function at Cardrew Industrial Estate. You will drive excellence in goods-in, warehousing, and distribution while leading a safety-conscious, compliant team.

You will coach staff, optimise workflows, and collaborate with internal partners and carriers to ensure on-time, cost-effective service. This role is on-site with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Proven logistics leadership and people-management experience.
• Experience across warehousing, goods-in, materials handling and distribution.
• Strong communication with internal/external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Lean, 6S and problem-solving to improve efficiency.
• Familiarity with ERP and MS Office; understand safety, quality and ISO standards.
• Experience supporting investigations (root-cause analysis).
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Commitment to self-development and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a high-performing logistics team, coaching and mentoring for a positive culture.
• Drive day-to-day logistics across goods-in, warehousing, materials handling, packing and distribution.
• Champion continuous improvement using Lean principles to reduce waste and grow the business.
• Own people leadership and compliance including absence management, recruitment support, performance, safety and ISO standards.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders to meet targets and deliver a reliable logistics service.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Lean/6S

Problem solving

Safety/Quality/ISO

Investigations/root-cause

Organisation/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 SpiraxGroup, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Groupwith expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermalsolutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouragingteam, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoinggrowth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit ourwebsite to learn more.

Job Summary: We are seeking a talented and motivated Logistics Team Leader to join our dynamicteam.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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:

• 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 takingcare 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 GroupInclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group We are passionate about creating inclusive andequitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve theirfull potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationshipswhere everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and culturalbackgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities,neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything elsethat makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we willalways consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so wehave introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group InclusionCommitments. These include

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

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Ifyou would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in ourapplication form. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusiveand diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds toapply. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let usknow.

Company Overview At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we aredriven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies forthe life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications. Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholdersas we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Ourtechnologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes andindustrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage,Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors andHealthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions thatsit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beansto mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions andinspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to maketheir difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers,our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environmentwhere everyone feels included.