Warehouse Team Leader

Sherwin-Williams; Bolton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams Bolton is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to coordinate daily warehouse activities, including receiving, storage, order picking, packing and dispatch.

You will drive safety, accuracy and productivity while leading a team, managing resources and maintaining high customer service standards.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience and / or qualifications.
• Educated to Secondary or High School standard, passing the appropriate exams.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, coaching and negotiating skills.
• A proven track record in managing change within a diverse environment.
• An articulate communicator both written and verbal.
• Ability to effectively build and manage relationships.
• Has enthusiasm and patience to develop others.
• Values strong teamwork.
• Numerically astute with the ability to analyse data and drive the appropriate action.
• A strong customer focus.
• Proficient at producing and presenting proposals and able to demonstrate objective analytical skills and business acumen.
• Hands on approach and attitude.
• Continuous improvement focus.
• Self motivated.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily warehouse activities for receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.
• Enforce safe systems of work and health & safety performance.
• Provide PPE and ensure safe working environment.
• Inform, instruct, train and supervise staff.
• Ensure records and counts are accurate and up-to-date.
• Allocate resources to meet operational demand.
• Monitor efficiency and accuracy of processes.
• Cover for other Team Leaders as needed.
• Suggest improvements to plant, equipment and practices and communicate them to management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

Coaching

Negotiation

Change management

Communication

Data analysis

Customer focus

Education

Supervisory experience

Secondary education

Tools

Advanced PC skills

Fork Lift Truck

Job description

Job Description

The Warehouse Team Leader is responsible for coordinating daily warehouse activities to ensure efficient receiving, storage, order picking, packing, and dispatch operations. The role ensures team performance, supports a safe working environment, and maintains high standards of accuracy, productivity, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• The enforcement of safe systems of work and holding those below them in the management structure accountable for their health and safety performance.
• The provision of safe equipment, safe working environment and ensuring all employees/contractors are provided with and wear the appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Ensure employees are adequately informed, instructed, trained and supervised to safely carry out work for which they are engaged.
• Ensure a safe working environment, striving for zero recordable injuries in compliance with internal policies and external legislation, through the delivery of key enabling activities (e.g. Near Misses, Safety Observations, timely completion of actions). Ensure that safety and environmental incidents are fully investigated and the appropriate countermeasures established.
• Manages the Warehouse employees involved in the shipping, receiving, inventory, distribution and/or trafficking of materials.
• Ensures resources and personnel are available and allocated to meet operational demand.
• Monitors operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and/or enters data regarding incoming materials, work-in-progress, outgoing orders, and other operations to ensure records and counts are accurate.
• Operating standards must be monitored and any necessary changes initiated.
• Team members are sufficiently empowered to take appropriate responsibility.
• Cover is provided in the absence of other Team Leaders.
• Recommendations to plant, equipment and working practices are developed and effectively communicated to management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• FORMAL EDUCATION:
  • Previous supervisory experience and / or qualifications
  • Educated to Secondary or High School standard, passing the appropriate exams
• KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing, coaching and negotiating skills.
  • A proven track record in managing change within a diverse environment.
  • An articulate communicator both written and verbal.
  • Ability to effectively build and manage relationships.
  • Has enthusiasm and patience to develop others.
  • Values strong teamwork.
  • Numerically astute with the ability to analyse data and drive the appropriate action
  • A strong customer focus
  • Proficient at producing and presenting proposals and able to demonstrate objective analytical skills and business acumen.
  • Hands on approach and attitude.
  • Continuous improvement focus.
  • Self motivated
• TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Advanced PC skills essential
  • Financial and commercial awareness.
  • Fork Lift Truck - mandatory

Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.