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Warehouse Shift Team Leader
Job summary
A leading manufacturing firm in Bristol is seeking a Warehouse Shift Team Leader to oversee a team responsible for preparation, loading, and unloading of deliveries. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in a logistics environment and a Counterbalance Forklift Licence. This role offers a salary of £35,000-£40,000 and great benefits including private pension and overtime pay.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience leading a team in a warehouse environment.
- Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks.
- Familiarity with computerized planning systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of loaders and forklift drivers.
- Manage vehicle loading and unloading with a forklift.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
Skills
Warehouse Shift Team Leader – Norwich
£35,000-£40,000
2-Weekly Rotation (Early Finish Fridays):
Monday-Saturday 6am-2pm (Saturday Paid at Overtime Rate)
Monday-Friday 2pm-10pm
Benefits:
- Private Pension (9%) + Life Assurance X4
- Overtime at X1.5 (Will earn £4k+ with Saturday overtime)
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- 24/7 EAP, Health Assessments, Wellbeing Support
Our client is a leading manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. They are looking for an experienced Warehouse Team Leader, to lead all preparation, loading, unloading & reporting of deliveries to site.
- Lead a team of X7 people - loaders, forklift drivers, dispatch operatives
- Carry out loading & unloading of all vehicles - using a forklift
- Managing movement of incoming vehicles, advising drivers where to go, manning the dispatch office
- Make sure the team are following all site and health & safety standards
- Quality release audits for all deliveries leaving site
- Shift handovers and reporting
- Planning work in and out via computerized systems
- Monitor stock levels and provide updates to production
- Flexible to working every other Saturday (6am-2pm) when on the early shift week - paid at overtime
- Flexible person that is happy to work on the forklift loading vehicles and lead a team
- Must have leadership experience in a warehouse, transport, logistics environment
- Strong people management skills - able to suggest improvements, challenge & develop team
- Health & safety focused
- Must have a Counterbalance Forklift Licence
- Good organisational skills - able to plan, manage workload, prioritise jobs
- Must be flexible and happy to working every other Saturday (6am-2pm)
- Ideally have experience of working in a warehouse attached to manufacturing
- Computer literate - use of computerised planning system, scanners etc.
- Comfortable with heavy lifting duties
To apply please email your CV / resume to chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
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