Warehouse Team Leader - NIGHTS

Centric Talent; Epping Forest; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier in the plumbing industry is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to oversee night operations at their Waltham Abbey location. The role involves managing a team of warehouse operatives, ensuring efficient operations, and maintaining health & safety standards. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a high-service level warehouse and be skilled in leadership and process improvement. This full-time position requires flexibility to adapt to business needs.

Benefits

23 days holiday, increasing to 25 after 3 years

Qualifications

• Must have experience of managing a team of warehouse operatives.
• Proven success in improving warehouse systems and processes.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient receipt, storage and despatch of goods.
• Lead teams responsible for picking and packing.
• Develop and monitor KPI's.
• Implement continuous improvements to current processes.

Skills

Enthusiastic & proactive approach

Flexibility and adaptability

Team leadership

Creative problem solving

Computer-based operations

FLT counterbalance/flexi Bendi experience

Education

Minimum of 5 years' experience

Forklift licence (desirable)

Tools

Excel

Word

WMS systems

Job description

Overview

Job role: Warehouse Team Leader - Nights. Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex. Salary: £29,172 per annum (£12.96 + £2.00 per hour night supplement). Hours: FULL TIME - Monday to Friday 22:00 - 06:00 (37.5 hours per week).

About our client

Centric Talent is currently recruiting for Warehouse Team Leader to join our client's team at their warehouse in Waltham Abbey. Our client is one of the UK's leading suppliers of bathroom, kitchen and plumbing products, supplying products to retailers up and down the UK.

Job Overview

To ensure that all warehouse operations are performed, on time and within budget. Through the allocation of heads to tasks, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient receipt, storage and despatch of goods, stock management as well as Health & Safety compliance. All operations should be performed with RLD guidelines.

Structure

This role will report directly to the Warehouse Manager but will have a close relationship with other shift supervisors.

The ideal person

• Enthusiastic & proactive approach with the ability to motivate and encourage others
• Flexible attitude, willing to adapt working hours as required based on the business needs
• Collaborative and willing to be hands-on where requires
• Creative problem solver
• Experience in computer-based operations
• FLT counter balance/flexi Bendi experience

Key activities and responsibilities

• Must have experience of managing a team of warehouse operatives in a fast moving environment.
• Lead teams responsible for picking and packing, goods in and despatch including staff training and development.
• Manage the flow of goods in and out of the warehouses in line with business requirements and customer demands
• Plan resources to ensure cost-effective productivity
• Develop and monitor KPI's to exceed targets and drive ownership within the team
• Review and control Absence and Sickness, time keeping and holidays and where necessary be part of the disciplinary process.
• Identify, recommend and implement continuous improvements to current processes or procedures
• Strive to improve customer service through accuracy and quality (reduction in mispicks/CNF, etc)
• To complete regular stock counts/PI's accurately and within the financial boundaries.
• Ad-hoc projects as required such as moving stock, development of warehouse space.

Experience and education

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working in high service level warehouse
• Leadership and development of Warehouse staff
• Proven success in improving warehouse systems and processes
• Creative and innovative approach with a high customer service focus
• Experience of working in high pressured environment handling high number of orders
• Forklift licence is desirable
• Competency in Excel, Word and WMS systems
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation

Shift pattern

Monday to Friday 22:00 - 06:00 (37.5 hours per week)

23 days Holiday - increasing to 25 after 3 years

If you feel you have the relevant experience then we'd love to hear from you, apply today