Section Leader/ Team Leader AM Shift

Yusen Logistics UK Ltd; Findern CP; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics company is seeking a Section Leader in Derby to oversee shift operations and ensure compliance with company procedures. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in logistics, with responsibilities including staff management and health and safety adherence. The role offers a salary of £31,884.72 and may require flexible overtime hours.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Proactive and flexible approach, with potential overtime.
• Sound PC skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift operations to ensure product handling meets standards.
• Manage holiday authorisations and staff availability.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety procedures.

Skills

Team leadership/supervision experience in logistics

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage change

Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements

Tools

Counter balance forklift truck licence

Job description

Overview

We currently have a vacancy for a Section Leader based at Derby with a Shift Pattern 06:00 to 14:30 Monday to Friday. The salary for this role is £31,884.72 (Depending on experience).

Responsibilities

• Operations: Oversee the effective running of the shift to ensure products are safely handled through all processes, ensuring all company procedures are adhered to, to meet customer expectations.
• Responsible for the smooth running of your designated shift, ensuring staff are briefed and managed in accordance with SOPs and WIs.
• Manage holiday authorisations to ensure sufficient levels of employees are available as required to meet operational demands, raising in a timely manner where additional staff are required either on a temporary or permanent basis.
• Carry out any other reasonable requests to support the effective running of the warehouse, including supporting other teams and shifts as necessary.
• Company Procedures: Ensure all company procedures are adhered to, including ER procedures, such as absence and performance management, standards of behaviour, disciplinary, PDR etc (supporting investigations and disciplinary hearings as necessary).
• Ensure consistent 5S compliance - Sort, Straighten, Sanitise, Standardise, Sustain.
• Communication: Ensure that all business communications are effectively managed and shared with the team as appropriate.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously look to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency and improvement in business operation and customer service.
• Health and Safety: Ensure all health and safety procedures are adhered to, including PPE, escalating any concerns to your line manager at the earliest opportunity. Ensure all equipment checks are carried out in accordance with procedure, raising any defects to your line manager.
• Team leadership/supervision experience from logistics or production with strong ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Confident and with a proactive, flexible approach (up to 2 hrs overtime might be required, depending on the business needs).
• A full counter balance forklift truck licence (FLT Licence would be desirable).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (frequent interactions with the customer will be required).
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements as well as sound PC skills.
• An ability to manage change / Continuous improvement.

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world's preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities - through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we\'re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world\'s preferred choice.