Warehouse Team Leader

Stirling Warrington Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Stirling Warrington Limited is seeking an experienced Warehouse & Logistics Shift Team Leader to manage a busy site in Leicester. The role oversees daily operations, team performance, and customer service to ensure safe, accurate and timely picking, packing and dispatch.

You will lead a hands-on team, plan resource use, monitor standards, and drive continuous improvement across warehouse processes. Salary £30,000–£35,000 per annum DOE; typical hours include early and late shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse, logistics or distribution environment.
• Experience supervising or leading a team.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Focused on accuracy, efficiency and customer service.
• Able to manage workload and resources in a fast-paced environment.
• Experienced in picking, stock control and despatch.
• Strong communication and ability to motivate a team.
• Safety-conscious with understanding of warehouse health and safety.
• Proactive, reliable and willing to get involved operationally.
• Able to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supervising and supporting Warehouse & Logistics operatives.
• Managing daily work plans, resource requirements and warehouse start-up procedures.
• Organising and overseeing daily picking activities.
• Monitoring the accuracy and organisation of outbound picks and customer orders.
• Supervising picking, checking, packing, loading and despatch processes.
• Ensuring customer service standards are consistently maintained.
• Monitoring stock control processes, including goods-in, put-away, replenishment, stock relocation, picking, despatch and returns.
• Investigating customer complaints and identifying root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Supporting the recruitment, training, development, engagement and performance management of team members.
• Monitoring warehouse performance, picking accuracy and operational reporting.
• Supporting continuous improvement across warehouse and logistics processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Planning

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication

Safety awareness

Continuous improvement

Job description

Warehouse & Logistics Shift Team Leader

Location: Leicester

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (DOE)

Hours: 6am-3.30pm & 8am-6pm

We are currently recruiting on behalf of an established and successful organisation for an experienced Warehouse & Logistics Shift Team Leader to join their operations team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, hands-on warehouse professional who enjoys leading a team and driving high standards across warehouse and logistics operations.

The RoleReporting to the Group Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of the Warehouse & Logistics team, ensuring operations are completed safely, accurately, efficiently and within required timescales.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supervising and supporting Warehouse & Logistics operatives.
• Managing daily work plans, resource requirements and warehouse start-up procedures.
• Organising and overseeing daily picking activities.
• Monitoring the accuracy and organisation of outbound picks and customer orders.
• Supervising picking, checking, packing, loading and despatch processes.
• Ensuring customer service standards are consistently maintained.
• Monitoring stock control processes, including goods-in, put-away, replenishment, stock relocation, picking, despatch and returns.
• Investigating customer complaints and identifying root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Supporting the recruitment, training, development, engagement and performance management of team members.
• Monitoring warehouse performance, picking accuracy and operational reporting.
• Supporting continuous improvement across warehouse and logistics processes.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven experience in a warehouse, logistics or distribution environment, ideally with previous experience supervising or leading a team.

• A confident and effective team leader.
• Highly organised with strong planning skills.
• Focused on accuracy, efficiency and customer service.
• Comfortable managing workload and resources in a fast-paced environment.
• Experienced in warehouse processes including picking, checking, stock control and despatch.
• A strong communicator who can motivate and develop a team.
• Safety-conscious with a good understanding of warehouse health & safety.
• Proactive, reliable and willing to get involved operationally.
• Comfortable monitoring performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.

If you are an experienced Warehouse or Logisitcs Team leaderlooking for your next challenge, we would be keen to hear from you.