Warehouse Team Leader

GXO Logistics, Inc; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to join their dynamic team in Lowestoft. This full-time role in a cold storage facility offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team, ensuring smooth operations in a challenging environment. You will be responsible for guiding your team, supporting health and safety compliance, and managing workloads effectively. With a unique shift pattern and additional perks during peak seasons, this position promises both challenge and reward. If you are ready to step into a leadership role and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Saturdays and Sundays during off-peak

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Support for Armed Forces Veterans

Disability Confident Leader

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse experience, ideally in a cold environment.
• Ability to manage and communicate effectively at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in a fast-paced freezer environment.
• Ensure health & safety compliance and good working practices.

Skills

Warehouse Experience

Leadership Skills

Health & Safety Compliance

MHE Experience

IT Literacy

Communication Skills

Tools

Cotruk System

Microsoft Office Packages

Job description

Are you an experienced Warehouse Operative looking to take your next step? Perhaps you’re already acting in a supervisory role but want a new challenge? Whatever the reason, we have the role for you!

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Team Leader to join us at our cold store site in Lowestoft. As a Warehouse Team Leader, you’ll provide leadership and guidance for your warehouse team, ensuring that the team have all the tools they need to do their role and that the operation runs smoothly. The site is a 24/7 operation. This is a freezer environment, so will be a bit chilly!

This is a full-time, permanent position, working a 4 on, 2 off shift pattern, rotating over 2 days of 06:00 to 18:00 and 2 nights of 18:00 to 06:00. However, there is a peak period for pea processing season of July to end of August, where these hours will be worked in full. However, out of peak season when rostered on day shift, Saturday night and Sundays are paid for but not worked, bit of a bonus!

Responsibilities:

• Lead your team in a fast-paced operation in a freezer environment
• Support with all 1-2-1’s and appraisals
• Support the shift manager with engaging with the team and reacting to the varying workloads
• Lead the team on health & safety, showing good working practices, as you’ll be responsible for keeping all our operational processes fully compliant whilst keeping your people safe

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous warehouse experience, ideally in a cold environment with ability to work effectively under pressure
• MHE Experience would be a plus
• IT Literate – Good understanding of Cotruk System, Microsoft Office Packages
• Able to manage and communicate at all levels with willingness to accept responsibility and take actions

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.