Warehouse Team Leader – Late Shift

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of essential equipment in Crawley is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader for their late shift. The successful candidate will oversee operations, manage a team to ensure safe and efficient task completion, and maintain safety standards. Key qualifications include leadership experience, communication skills, and knowledge of health and safety regulations. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Discretionary bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Death in Service benefit

Access to the Medicash scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a team leader/supervisor for a warehousing team.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift team to ensure all goods are received and stored.
• Conduct regular stock-takes as requested.
• Monitor shift activities to ensure productivity.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork skills

Analytical and reasoning skills

Tools

Counterbalance forklift

High-reach forklift

Powered pallet truck

Job description

Warehouse Team Leader – Late Shift (Crawley)

£30,000 – £31,500 per annum

Monday to Friday 3pm – 12am (Midnight)

KHR are pleased to be partnered with a leading supplier of essential equipment who have a fantastic opportunity for a Warehouse Team Leader to join their team on a permanent contract overseeing their late‑shift operation.

The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership qualities to enable you to lead a team of warehouse operatives safely and efficiently to ensure tasks are completed effectively, including ensuring all goods are received accurately and are correctly stored.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift team to ensure all goods are received and correctly stored, and that all orders are picked, checked and loaded accurately to meet the required van departure times.
• Monitor shift activities to ensure quality work and productive use of resources.
• Print any emergency (missed) sales orders after the cut‑off time as required or arrange a different date with Customer Services.
• Conduct and record physical stock‑takes as requested.
• Provide a daily accurate handover report.
• Resolve day‑to‑day operational issues/problems – service.
• Regularly review team performance and develop the team through cross‑training and coaching, including PDRs.
• Ensure all staff wear safety equipment and work in a safe manner, complying with all health and safety, training and environmental regulations.
• Keep a clean and safe working environment (warehouse/office) to ensure operational efficiency.
• Oversee critical ops report for missed shipments/unplanned orders and report to Customer Services as required.
• Support Warehouse Supervisor in daily functions and suggest solutions to problems.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Supervisor, Transport Supervisor and Depot Manager.
• Ensure staff are rotated to roles where necessary to support the business.
• Take responsibility for the safety of others and ensure all H&S procedures are followed.
• Work on occasion at other sites within the business.

Candidate Profile

• Proven work experience as a team leader/supervisor for a warehousing team.
• Teamwork skills and willingness to participate as a full member of the team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good analytical and reasoning skills.
• Knowledge of health and safety, manual handling and hazardous substances.
• Ideally previous experience with counterbalance and high‑reach forklift trucks, and powered pallet truck equipment (external licence holder preferred).
• Full driving licence.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday, including bank and public holidays.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Auto‑enrolment into the pension scheme.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Access to the Medicash scheme.
• Access to an employee assistance program.

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