Warehouse Team Leader - Brackmills 2

ILG (International Logistics Group Ltd); Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life Assurance

Healthshield Cash Plan

Discounts

22 days holiday

Birthday leave

Free on-site parking

Employee awards

Uniform & PPE

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

ILG (International Logistics Group Ltd) in the UK is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to oversee and execute key warehouse tasks, ensuring accurate shipping, safety and adherence to procedures. You will lead a hands-on team, organise staffing and drive continuous improvement in daily operations.

You'll manage workflow, monitor KPIs, coordinate with other departments and support the Manager with development and training of team members, working predominantly on a 2-10pm shift.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role in a warehouse operation.
• Ability to identify stock, shipping and workflow bottlenecks and resolve them.
• Familiarity with KPIs and their importance.
• Experience leading a team, coordinating tasks and delegating while remaining hands-on.
• Support for manager in performance management and training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute key warehouse tasks to ensure efficient operations.
• Organise staffing, coordinate workflow and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor safety, procedures and accuracy in shipping activities.
• Lead a hands-on team and ensure tasks are completed to standard.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Warehouse operations

Stock and shipping

KPIs understanding

Team leadership

Staffing and scheduling

Process improvement

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Warehouse Management System

MS Office365

Job description

An award-winning, market-leading 3PL (third party logistics provider) ILG specialises in high-quality order fulfilment and delivery services. Our customers are premium brands, many in the beauty, fashion and wellbeing sectors. Our mission is to help them succeed.

We are a people business, investing in training and development, recognising and rewarding our people’s achievements and creating opportunities for them to progress within our business. If you want to develop an exciting career, learn from a friendly team and realise your full potential in a fast-growing company, this is the role for you.

The role

As a Warehouse Team Leader, you be responsible for overseeing and executing key tasks within the warehouse to ensure efficient operations. This role is task-oriented and involves organising, coordinating, and driving the completion of essential warehouse functions, including shipping. The Team Leader will act as a hands-on resource, ensuring that daily operational tasks are carried out with accuracy, safety, and in line with company procedures, including adequate staffing and process improvement.

What we are looking for

• Previous experience of successfully operating in a supervisory role in a Warehouse operation (desirable)
• Sufficient experience and knowledge of warehouse operation to effectively manage designated area to provide excellent level of service to the customer
• Ability to identify issues related to stock, shipping, and workflow bottlenecks and take the initiative to resolve them.
• Used to working with KPIs and understand their importance
• Experience of leading a team to carry out tasks to completion, able to coordinate and delegate within the team whilst remaining operationally hands on
• Where needed, able to support the Manager in the performance management, development, training or support of team members
• Methodical with proven ability to prioritise workload and tasks
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems and MS Office365. Competent in operating warehouse equipment
• Understanding of workplace safety and security regulations and a commitment to maintaining a safe working environment.
• Ability to react within a complex and growing operational environment
• Forward thinking with the ability to “think on their feet”
• Financial understanding
• Exposure to continuous improvement techniques
• Understand the value of the service they and their team are providing

This will predominately be working on a 2-10pm shift.

• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• Pension, Life Assurance, Healthshield Cash Plan and Discount Perks
• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) increasing to 25 days after 2 complete holiday years, with the option to buy/sell holiday
• Birthday leave
• Free on-site parking, with electric car charging at certain locations
• Range of employee awards
• Uniform and full PPE provided
• Employee assistance programme to promote mental health wellbeing
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Job Application Requirements

We welcome your application and look forward to considering you for this role. Please note the following important requirements for all applicants:

• Right to Work in the UK & Basic DBS Check – You must have the legal right to work in the UK, (we are not able to sponsor you). If successful, you will also need to pass a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting employment. We use a third-party checking service for each of these, so you will need to provide them with relevant information if offered a role with us.
• References - We reserve the right to request two or more references, to cover the past five years of your employment history. Please ensure you can provide accurate contact details for each of your referees.
• English Language – You must be able to work in English; enough to fully understand spoken and written work instructions, follow health and safety guidance and participate in discussions with your manager or colleagues.

Please be aware we will be considering applications as we receive them and arranging interviews accordingly. Depending on the volume of applications we receive we may close this advert ahead of the advertised closing date.

For more information about our company or employee benefits please visit https://www.ilguk.com/about-us/

Other organisations may call this role Logistics Team Leader, Warehouse Supervisor or Production Team Leader.