Warehouse Team Leader

gevernova; North East; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private health insurance

Holiday allowance

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader at Dogger Bank Wind Farm's onshore base to lead daily warehouse and inventory operations, ensuring safe, efficient material flow for offshore maintenance.

You will manage stock, coordinate across receiving, storage, picking and dispatch, and uphold EHS standards while supporting continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previously in a Warehouse Team Leader or Supervisor role.
• Strong background in warehouse, stores, or material control with stock management knowledge.
• Experience allocating or coordinating warehouse activity across goods receipt, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch.
• Experience with cycle counts, stock checks, wall-to-wall counts, and discrepancy investigation.
• Experience supporting non-conformance logging, investigation, and resolution.
• Experience coordinating carrier bookings, third-party logistics activity, or offsite storage.
• Experience supporting audit counts and stock-related reporting.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems and good MS Office skills.
• Knowledge of 5S, Lean, Kaizen, or continuous improvement principles.
• Strong leadership and communication skills across teams and stakeholders.
• Organised with practical workload prioritisation, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Forklift and Stacker licences; warehouse environment experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day warehouse and inventory activities in line with EHS guidelines and site standards.
• Allocate workloads across goods receipt, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch.
• Receive, store, track, and issue tools, materials, and specialist parts.
• Physically receive items from suppliers and move them to stock locations.
• Prepare material orders to support maintenance activities.
• Update ERP and stock systems and maintain stock location control.
• Maintain stock accuracy through cycle counts and physical inventories.
• Support discrepancy investigation and non-conformance logging.
• Organise and optimise storage of tools, parts, and materials.
• Coordinate deliveries, stock movements, and material availability with planning and sourcing teams.
• Support audit counts, stock reporting, and general warehouse performance activities.
• Carry out area safety inspections and ensure risk assessments cover activities.
• Support calibration, verification, or re-certification of tools and equipment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and safe warehouse environment.
• Monday to Friday 8:00–16:30, with weekend emergency calls; uniform and PPE provided.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Stock management

Inventory accuracy

Safety compliance

Communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Warehouse Management System

Job description

Job Description Summary

Based at Dogger Bank Wind Farm’s onshore base, you will play an important part in supporting the maintenance of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines. The warehouse is central to keeping operations running smoothly, ensuring specialist parts, tools, and materials are received, controlled, and made available when needed for planned preventative and reactive maintenance. Working in a modern, large-scale, port-centric warehouse environment, you will lead day-to-day warehouse and inventory activities, coach and support your team, and help maintain safe, efficient, and well-organised operations. This is a hands-on leadership role, suited to someone who enjoys being close to the operation, solving practical problems, and keeping materials flowing to support critical offshore activity.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day warehouse and inventory activities in line with EHS guidelines and site standards
• Allocate workloads across goods receipt, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch
• Receive, store, track, and issue tools, materials, and specialist parts
• Physically receive items from suppliers and forwarders and move them to the correct stock locations
• Prepare material orders to support planned preventative and reactive maintenance activities
• Update ERP and stock systems, maintaining clear control of material locations and stock availability
• Maintain stock accuracy through cycle counts, stock checks, and physical inventory activities
• Support discrepancy investigation, non-conformance logging, and resolution through the relevant business systems
• Organise and optimise the storage of tools, parts, and materials to support safe and efficient warehouse operations
• Coordinate deliveries, stock movements, and material availability with planning and sourcing teamsSupport audit counts, stock reporting, and general warehouse performance activities
• Carry out regular area safety inspections and help ensure warehouse activities are covered by suitable risk assessments
• Support the calibration, verification, or re-certification of tools and equipment where required
• Contribute to continuous improvement and help maintain a safe and efficient warehouse environment
• This is a Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm role. Flexibility will be required, including a willingness to respond to emergency calls at weekends. Uniform and full PPE will be provided.

Candidate Essentials

• Previous experience in a Warehouse Team Leader or Supervisor role
• Strong background in a warehouse, stores, or material control environment, with a good understanding of stock management, inventory accuracy, and day-to-day warehouse processes
• Experience allocating or coordinating warehouse activity across goods receipt, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch
• Experience with cycle counts, stock checks, wall-to-wall counts, and discrepancy investigation
• Experience supporting non-conformance logging, investigation, and resolution
• Experience coordinating carrier bookings, third-party logistics activity, or offsite storage
• Experience supporting audit counts and completing stock-related reports
• SAP experience or experience using a similar ERP, inventory management, or Warehouse Management System (WMS) and good MS Office skills
• Knowledge of 5S, Lean, Kaizen, or continuous improvement principles
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with teams and stakeholders
• Organised, with a practical approach to prioritising workload, problem-solving, and attention to detail
• Forklift and Stacker licence, with experience operating in a warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams

• Physical capability to carry out manual handling and heavy lifting tasks where required

Desirable

• Experience working with technical parts, tools, or engineering-related materials

• Electrical or mechanical background, qualification, or practical experience
• Dangerous goods storage experience
• Experience in offshore, engineering, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments
• Oracle ERP knowledge and experience

What we offer

At GE Vernova, we invest in your long-term success and wellbeing through a comprehensive, flexible benefits package designed to support what matters most to you.

Total Reward: Competitive compensation including performance-related bonus, flexible pension, employer-funded private health insurance, income protection, and life assurance.

Time to Recharge: 26 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.

Flex Choice: Offers you the opportunity to take advantage of competitive corporate benefits that offer the option to buy and sell holiday, cycle to work scheme, financial planning, critical illness insurance, personal accident cover, dental cover, option to add family to private health scheme, childcare vouchers, travel insurance and gadget cover

Career Growth: We provide a platform for continuous development. Through mentorship, open dialogue, and support for professional qualifications, we help you map a career path that evolves with your ambitions.

Why Join Us?

Joining Dogger Bank means becoming part of a major offshore wind operation where your work has a direct impact on keeping critical maintenance activity moving. This is an opportunity to take on a hands-on leadership role in a modern, purpose-built warehouse environment working with experienced colleagues and contributing to a function that is essential to site performance and operational readiness.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No