Warehouse Team Leader

Watton Recruitment Ltd; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Watton Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced warehouse team member to lead operations in Newport Pagnell. You will work in a small team, stay organised, and handle unloading, picking, packing and despatch for consumer orders and bulk despatches to retailers.

The role covers stocktaking, FIFO, safety training, and ensuring efficient picking locations while coordinating with the office and couriers. Hours are Mon-Fri 8.30am–4.30pm with a half-hour lunch.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse picking, packing and despatch.
• Able to operate forklifts safely (REACH and Counterbalance) or willing to be trained.
• Strong organisational and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Cover picker/packer/despatch duties during holiday, sick and peak periods.
• Perpetual stocktaking
• Maintaining stock locations (computer based) and ensuring FIFO policies on all goods.
• Organising the picking locations to maximise efficiency for direct despatch picking/packing.
• Report basic metrics on pick/pack and assembly times and ensure that both speed and quality is maintained.
• Supplying weights and measures of products and packaging to the QC team
• Training staff on safe handling, duties, H&S and company policies and expectations
• Support at setting up/breaking down exhibitions inc. van driving
• Carry out risk assessments on the work environment and follow best practice Health & Safety
• Ensure machinery and racking is maintained and operated correctly - includes: forklifts, compactors, pump trucks, ladders etc.
• Manage and order consumable materials
• Work with the office to ensure we have best service and price from our couriers
• Assisting with the sampling of potential new products
• Keeping warehouse and external grounds clean and tidy

Skills

Highly organised

Computer literate

Friendly & approachable

Team player

REACH forklift

Counterbalance forklift

Willing to be trained

Tools

Stock management software

Job description

We are looking for an experienced warehouse person to assist in leading our warehousing facility in Newport Pagnell. Working in a small team of 3, this is a hands‑on role for someone who is organised and physically fit. We receive around 40 containers per year for unloading by hand and we pick, pack and despatch approximately 35,000 Direct to consumer orders per year alongside bulk pallet orders to major UK retailers and smaller bulk despatches to our smaller retail and wholesale partners.

Duties

• Cover picker/packer/despatch duties during holiday, sick and peak periods
• Perpetual stocktaking
• Maintaining stock locations (computer based) and ensuring FIFO policies on all goods.
• Organising the picking locations to maximise efficiency for direct despatch picking/packing.
• Report basic metrics on pick/pack and assembly times and ensure that both speed and quality is maintained.
• Supplying weights and measures of products and packaging to the QC team
• Training staff on safe handling, duties, H&S and company policies and expectations
• Support at setting up/breaking down exhibitions inc. van driving
• Carry out risk assessments on the work environment and follow best practice Health & Safety
• Ensure machinery and racking is maintained and operated correctly - includes: forklifts, compactors, pump trucks, ladders etc.
• Manage and order consumable materials
• Work with the office to ensure we have best service and price from our couriers
• Assisting with the sampling of potential new products
• Keeping warehouse and external grounds clean and tidy

Essential

Experience/attributes:

• Highly organised
• Computer literate
• Friendly & approachable
• Team player
• REACH and Counterbalance forklift (or willing to be trained)
• Practical and willing to learn the light assemble
• Able to work with the management team and directors and able to manage up as well as down.

Hours:

Mon‑Fri - 8.30am to 4.30pm with a half-hour for lunch