Team Leader - support

Buy It Direct; Hemington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Birthday off after a year

Holiday purchase scheme

Staff discount scheme

Shift allowance

Autonomy to make a difference!

Job summary

Buy It Direct is recruiting a Warehouse Team Leader Support at Castle Donington to assist the Shift Manager and Team Leaders in coordinating day-to-day warehouse activities, ensuring efficient processes across receiving, put-away and dispatch.

You will oversee a small team, maintain safety standards, help with inductions, training, and workload planning, with a hands-on role and potential to grow with our expanding site.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse or logistics environments.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and work with guidance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a small team of warehouse operatives.
• Support health and safety compliance and policy adherence.
• Assist with induction and basic training of new staff.
• Organise workloads and help the team meet targets.

Skills

Leadership

Team communication

Safety awareness

Time management

Proactive attitude

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Warehouse Operations

Full time

Permanent

Warehouse Team Leader Support – Castle Donington

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our team at our East Midlands Distribution Centre (EMDC), where you will support warehouse operations in a busy and fast-paced environment.

Sunday - Thursday

10:00pm – 6:00am

About the Role

As a Warehouse Team Leader Support, you’ll play a key role in assisting the Shift Manager and Team Leaders in the day-to-day coordination of warehouse activities. You’ll help ensure operational processes run smoothly and that service levels are met across receiving, putting away, and dispatching goods.

Working alongside the leadership team, you'll:

• Support with overseeing a team of warehouse operatives.
• Help maintain a safe and compliant working environment by adhering to warehouse policies and health and safety guidelines.
• Assist with team motivation and communication to help meet daily performance targets.
• Provide support with the induction and basic training of new team members.
• Contribute to organising workloads and helping the team stay on track.

As this is a small team, this is a hands-on and physically demanding role where everyone is expected to get involved. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in a warehouse setting who is looking to step into a more supportive, team-focused role and grow with a new, expanding site.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working in a warehouse, distribution or logistics environment.
• Is confident working in a team and supporting others.
• Has good communication and time-management skills.
• Has a flexible approach and a willingness to adapt to changing workloads and operational requirements.
• Has a proactive approach, with the ability to take ownership and identify what needs to be done without always being directed.
• Understands the importance of following safety procedures and warehouse processes.
• Can use basic IT systems including Excel.
• Has a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

This role is ideal for someone ready to take on more responsibility, while still working closely under the guidance of senior leaders.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!

Hours

40

• Healthcare cash plan
• Free parking
• Birthday off after a year
• Holiday purchase scheme so you can get that work life balance
• Staff discount scheme
• Shift allowance
• Autonomy to make a difference!