Warehouse Team Leader

Grafters Recruitment Consultants Ltd; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to oversee operations at a busy service center. This role involves motivating a dynamic team, ensuring efficient stock management, and maintaining high safety standards. The ideal candidate will have previous leadership experience in the healthcare sector and excellent communication skills. With a focus on teamwork and continuous improvement, this opportunity offers a pathway to a permanent position after an initial temporary period. Join a rewarding environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on service delivery and operational success.

Benefits

Annual Salary of £24,984.96

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Rewards scheme with 200+ perks and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a team leader role, ideally in healthcare.
• Strong communication and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and organize the warehouse team to meet KPI targets.
• Ensure efficient running of the warehouse and stock management.
• Conduct daily inspections to maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Stock Control

Logistics

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Initiative

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Scanner

Job description

Our client is looking for a warehouse team leader to join their busy service centre, supporting the day to day running of the depot. Your focus will be supporting the Operations team, as well as leadership of the warehouse/workshop.
This role will be temporary initially with a view to a permanent job role being offered after a qualifying period.

The Role:

1. Motivate, organise and encourage teamwork to ensure KPI targets are met or exceeded
2. Day to day efficient running of the warehouse and decontamination areas
3. Ensuring stock is correctly issued, received and maintained. Support stock checks, making adjustments and accounting for any variances
4. Conduct daily warehouse walks to inspect the warehouse. This is to ensure the warehouse in its entirety is safe to work in.
5. Carry out and supervise decontamination of the community equipment in line with MHRA guidelines
6. Correctly quarantine, sterilise and re-pack equipment and ensure paperwork is correctly documented, logged and filed creating a clear audit trail
7. Receiving all collected and returned stock at back door
8. Ensuring invoice accuracy for all collections/returns by checking goods received note in conjunction with each driver
9. Identify training needs for drivers on processes as required
10. Picking, packing and loading equipment to assist with the field based technicians
11. Continual updating of order and stock systems with use of scanner
12. Maintenance and housekeeping of the service centre, including in some cases repairs of our equipment including PAT testing

You will ideally be able to cover for the management team during absence/holiday.

About you:

1. Previous Team Leader experience is desirable preferably within the Healthcare sector
2. Experience of stock control preferable.
3. Logistics, Administration and Customer Services experience desirable.
4. Excellent communication skills to interact with internal staff, prescribers and Service Users
5. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be proactive
6. Willingness to learn and develop within the role and company
7. Must be able to work off their own initiative as well as part of a team
8. Good attention to detail
9. Full UK Driving Licence

Benefits:

1. An annual salary of £24,984.96
2. Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30 with weekends on rota
3. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays plus optional 5 unpaid days)
4. A rewards scheme - 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets
5. Company Pension Scheme
6. Life Assurance

We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you haven’t heard from us within 7 days, you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements placed by Grafters Recruitment Consultants / Grafters Accountancy Personnel.