Operations Team Leader

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Warehouse Operations Team Leader to oversee the smooth running of their warehouse departments. This role involves planning and managing operations, ensuring accuracy and productivity, and providing training to staff. With a focus on health and safety, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining compliance and efficiency. The company values inclusion and diversity, offering a supportive environment where all employees can thrive. If you have a background in fast-paced logistics or warehouse management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company-funded Health Cash Plan

5% matched pension

24/7 E-Learning modules

Training and Development opportunities

Sharesave Scheme

Cycle to work schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse management or people management in other sectors.
• Ability to effectively plan and execute warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervising Warehouse Operatives and ensuring pack accuracy.
• Identifying training needs and managing health and safety compliance.

Skills

People Management

Warehouse Operations

Communication Skills

Planning and Execution

Job description

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Warehouse Operations Team Leader

Our Warehouse teams are the heartbeat of Smiths News. To ensure our warehouse departments run smoothly, our Team Leaders play a key part in ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and productivity across their departments and warehouses.

As our Operations Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for planning and resourcing the warehouse operation to ensure pack accuracy of our products and efficient management of products in the department. You will supervise the Warehouse Operatives, providing training, coaching, and working with Management teams to identify training needs as well as potential risks in our operation. You will also ensure that a high level of health and safety, compliance with company policy, and transport legislation is adhered to at all times.

What we can offer you

Not only do we offer free onsite parking and a competitive salary, but you’ll also have access to:

• Company-funded Health Cash Plan – providing cashback for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical, and physiotherapy
• 5% matched pension
• 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training, and Development opportunities
• Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan

About you

Although a track record in warehouse management would be desirable, people management experience gained in other sectors would be considered. You’ll ideally have:

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, preferably from a 24/7 logistics, warehouse, FMCG, or similar industry background
• Experience managing a large operation and the ability to liaise at all levels
• Outstanding communication skills and the credibility to effectively build relationships with all team members and management
• Experience in planning and effectively executing a warehouse operation, dealing with all issues and challenges as they arise

Please note: you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

About us

Smiths News is the UK’s largest news wholesaler. Our colleagues serve 22,400 retailers every day of the year, operating from 33 distribution centres.

Inclusion and diversity are important to us. We are working together to build and shape a culture that embraces people from all backgrounds, experiences, and orientations. Smiths News is dedicated to creating an authentic workplace where everyone can thrive.