Warehouse Team Leader - Food Manufacturing

Thorn Baker Recruitment Ltd; Fleckney; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Leicestershire is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader. You will lead a small team, ensuring safety practices, quality standards, and stock management. The ideal candidate will have previous team leader experience, strong problem-solving skills, and must be comfortable working in a hands-on role. Salary is negotiable up to £32k, and you will need access to your own transport due to the site's location.

Qualifications

• Previous Warehouse Team Leader or Supervisor experience required.
• Happy to work in a smaller warehouse operation.
• Enjoying a hands-on role.
• Access to own transport due to location.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be responsible for a small team of warehouse operatives.
• Promote safe working practices and investigate incidents.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Check stock and oversee goods inwards.
• Achieve operational KPIs.

Skills

Good problem solving skills

Excellent organisation skills

Time management skills

Computer literate

Preferably have forklift certificate

Job description

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for a leading food manufacturing company based in Leicestershire

This is a permanent position direct with our client

The Job

• Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be leading and be responsible for a small team of warehouse operatives
• However - this will also be very much a hands on role so you will be part of the small team and will be required to do all expected requirements along with the others.
• This includes - but not limited to:
  • Health & Safety - promote safe working practices, investigate and report both near misses and incidents
  • Quality - ensure standards are maintained and improved
  • Delivery - checking of stock - both in the warehouse and expected in, overseeing goods inwards, loading of delivery vehicles
  • Cost - ensure stock holding is accurate and any wastage is at a minimal amount. Ensuring operational KPI's are achieved
  • Day to Day - training, identifying any skills gaps, planning for holidays
• This department is a day shift that operates 6am-6pm
• You will be working an 8 hour shift along with 1 hour break and the team will work hours to cover the operational times.
• Additional hours or overtime are required due to production requirements and for annual leave/sickness cover
• Salary is negotiable up to £32k

The person

• Previous Warehouse Team Leader or Supervisor experience required
• Happy to work in a smaller warehouse operation and working as part of a small team
• Happy to do a hands on role - this is a job where you are expected to do the same role as the rest of the team
• Good problem solving skills
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Computer literate and numerate
• Preferably have forklift certificate but not essential
• Have access to own transport due to location of site

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