Warehouse Operations Lead

STERIS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

STERIS plc is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehouse operations at our Leicester site. You will manage inbound materials, picking, despatch, and inventory accuracy while ensuring compliance with QMS and HSE standards.

We expect 5 years in warehousing with at least 2 years in supervision, and Hold FLT licences. You will drive KPI performance, staff development, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience working in warehousing and distribution, ideally within a fast paced, high volume environment.
• At least 2 years’ supervisory and line management experience, gained within a safety critical environment, including leading teams, developing people, managing performance, and using structured review and feedback processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to the warehouse team, creating a high performance culture and deputising for the Warehouse Operations Manager when required.
• Lead and supervise daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient inbound processing, raw material flow, accurate customer order picking, and timely despatch.
• Own and drive warehouse KPIs, ensuring they are accurately recorded, reviewed, and used to identify issues; lead corrective and preventive actions to improve performance.
• Maintain tight inventory management, ensuring raw materials, WIP, and finished goods levels are accurate, controlled, and aligned with FIFO and ERP requirements.
• Ensure exceptional accuracy in raw material and customer order picking, using robust process controls, checks, and digital tools to support perfect order fulfilment.
• Manage warehouse capacity proactively, using inventory control reports to optimise space, material flow, and readiness for production changes.
• Ensure safe, compliant handling and storage of dangerous goods, maintaining segregation rules, correct labelling, and adherence to all relevant regulations.
• Oversee compliant shipment of hazardous products, ensuring authorised HAZMAT carriers are used and all documentation, packaging, and labelling is accurate.
• Lead continuous improvement activities, encouraging idea generation, implementing improvements, and demonstrating measurable benefits while supporting team involvement in CI processes.
• Develop and support colleagues, providing training, coaching, regular performance feedback, and development opportunities in line with the organisation’s GPS framework.
• Manage employee absence, ensuring proactive monitoring, timely return to work meetings, early interventions, and consistent application of policy.
• Manage and develop talent, including succession planning and ensuring cross training to build team capability and resilience.
• Champion 6S and workplace organisation, ensuring the warehouse and yard are consistently clean, safe and organised.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System, internal procedures, and warehouse related quality requirements.
• Represent the Company as a leadership role model, demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and conduct aligned with STERIS values.
• Support Company strategy and leadership direction, promoting a collaborative, solutions focused environment across the business.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties aligned with the post holder’s skills, knowledge, and experience.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Job description

STERIS plc is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehouse operations at our Leicester site. You will manage inbound materials, picking, despatch, and inventory accuracy while ensuring compliance with QMS and HSE standards.

We expect 5 years in warehousing with at least 2 years in supervision, and Hold FLT licences. You will drive KPI performance, staff development, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.