Warehouse Team Leader

GXO Logistics; Worksop; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Warehouse Team Leader to drive operational excellence at their new site. In this full-time role, you will lead a dynamic team, ensuring effective communication and motivation while managing daily warehouse operations. With a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including a workplace pension and opportunities for personal development, this is a fantastic chance to advance your career in a supportive and innovative environment. Join a company that values diversity and fosters an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Access to GXO University

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Natural leader with coaching abilities.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise work activities of warehouse operatives.
• Support achieving operational KPIs and service levels.
• Manage admin, stock, and systems processes.

Skills

Warehouse Management

Leadership

IT Skills

Organizational Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse Systems

Job description

Are you an experienced warehouse operative looking to progress to the next step in your career? Does leading and motivating a team come naturally to you? Do you have a flexible approach that allows you to organise and prioritise workload effectively? If yes, we have the opportunity for you!

We’re looking for a Warehouse Team Leader to join us at our brand-new B&Q site in Blyth – S81 8PU. You will lead a high performing team of flexible and engaged colleagues, focusing on delivering operational excellence at all times.

This is a full time, permanent position, where you’ll be working on an ‘any 5 from 7 shift’ pattern. The working hours will rotate weekly between 06:00 – 14:00 and 14:00 – 22:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £28,000 per annum. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. You’ll have access to a workplace pension and our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Plan, co-ordinate, supervise and report upon the work activities of the warehouse operatives, providing effective communication, leadership, succession planning, motivation, training and development
• Support the FLMs in achieving the warehouse/transport operational KPIs and service levels, whilst driving improvement initiatives across the site
• Manage and own all elements of the admin, stock and systems processes, being the point of contact for issues, and finding resolutions
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience of working within a fast-paced warehouse environment
• Be a natural leader, able to coach others to drive and implement change
• Experience managing conflicting priorities, with the ability to plan and organise a warehouse operation
• Strong IT skills, including warehouse systems and Microsoft Office

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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 Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.

About the company

GXO Logistics is an American global contract logistics company that manages outsourced supply chains and warehousing.