Operations Team Leader

Smiths News; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths News is seeking an Operations Team Leader to oversee warehouse operations, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in a fast-paced logistics environment. You will manage a team, handle training, and maintain high health and safety standards. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, focusing on your development within the company.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Company funded Health Cash Plan

5% match pension

24/7 E-Learning and Development opportunities

Sharesave Scheme

Cycle to work schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse management or people management.
• Experience in a fast-paced logistics environment.
• Ability to plan and execute warehouse operations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and resource warehouse operations for product accuracy.
• Supervise and train Warehouse Operatives.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and company policies.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Job description

Our Warehouse teams are the heartbeat of Smiths News. To ensure our warehouse departments run smooth, 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 products to 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.

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What we can offer you

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

• Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
• 5% match 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 of 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 of planning and effectively executing a warehouse operation. Dealing with all issues and challenges as they arise