Operations Team Leader

Smiths News; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths News is seeking an Operations Team Leader to oversee warehouse operations, ensuring efficiency and compliance. Ideal candidates will have experience in logistics, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage teams effectively. This role offers competitive salary, training opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Company funded Health Cash Plan

5% match pension

24/7 E-Learning modules

Training and Development opportunities

Sharesave Scheme

Cycle to work schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced logistics, warehouse, or FMCG environment.
• Ability to manage a large operation effectively.
• Outstanding communication skills and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Plan and resource the warehouse operation ensuring pack accuracy.
• Supervise Warehouse Operatives and address training needs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Problem Solving

Planning

Job description

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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.

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

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.