Warehouse Team Leader

NWF Group; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading distribution company in Nantwich is seeking a Warehouse Coordinator to support daily operations and lead warehouse activities. The role involves ensuring targets are met, maintaining safety standards, and fostering team engagement. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills. Competitive salary of £32,000 per annum and opportunities for professional growth are included.

Benefits

Holiday purchase scheme

Extensive training opportunities

Discounts across various sectors

Pension and life assurance

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage cross functionally.
• Reliable team player who works well under pressure.
• Understanding and appreciation for safe manual handling practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and guide colleagues and warehouse operatives to achieve targets.
• Utilise productivity data to review performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and organise storage areas.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.
• Contribute to a positive work atmosphere by engaging employees.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Computer literacy with WMS

Organised and detail-oriented

Reliability and teamwork

Time management and problem-solving

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

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Supporting the Warehouse Shift Managers in leading and coordinating a warehouse shift including daily warehousing activities and employees, ensuring targets are achieved and customer requirements are met. Supporting the implementation of production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards and achieving the appropriate level of throughput within time limits.

Why Boughey?

• £32,000 per annum
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern working day shifts 6am to 6pm
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more!
• Medicash
• Long service awards
• The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on-site parking

Day to Day

• Coordinate and guide Key Colleagues and Warehouse Operatives to achieve the warehouse targets and KPIs set in a safe and efficient manner whilst maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence across receiving, despatching, and assuring quality goods.
• Utilise employee productivity and performance data to review performance, accordingly, identifying opportunities for reward and recognition for high performers to the Warehouse Management Team.
• Organise and maintain inventory and storage areas, ensure shipments and inventory transaction accuracy.
• Allocate resource effectively according to demand to ensure balanced inbound and outbound operations whilst maintaining all record keeping and necessary information for a clear handover to the management on the following shift.
• Pro-actively identify improvement opportunities liaising with H&S, Quality & ESG, Continuous Improvement and Warehouse Management.
• Ensure the site or areas comply with all Health & Safety requirements and to inform the Warehouse Manager if any improvements need to be made.
• Deal with any discrepancies found ensuring corrective action is taken and if necessary, report immediately to the Warehouse Shift Manager or in their absence, the Warehouse Manager.
• Contribute to an atmosphere in which employees are encouraged to volunteer ideas and are engaged in what the company needs to achieve.
• Support with investigations, disciplinary hearings, and absence & attendance meetings as required. Also deal with any employee relation issues as per the Company policies and procedures.
• Liaise with relevant internal stakeholders to maintain the highest standards with due regard to Customer requirements and in line with HARA, BRCGS and any other internal or external legislation / audits.
• Be aware of and adhere to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy, taking responsibility for the Health, Safety, environmental and welfare of yourself and others in your departments.

What will you bring?

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage cross functionally to ensure all relevant parties are involved and kept updated and handovers are correctly done.
• Computer literate with a good understanding of WMS.
• Organised and detail oriented capable of noticing small errors on orders or defective aspects of products.
• Reliable, team player who is honest and works well under pressure.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding and appreciation for safe manual handling practices and is Health & Safety aware.

Who are Boughey?

NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!

What makes Boughey Distribution different? We store and transport food in a way that is best for our customers, people, communities and the planet! Boasting a 60-year heritage we are committed to on-going investment in our facilities, vehicles, systems and our people. We have more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space alongside 160 trucks & 365 trailers, and we want you to be a part of it!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.