Warehouse Team Leader: Growth, Safety & Autonomy

Americold; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global organisation

Safety culture

Autonomy and growth

Fitness Passport

Leadership training

Novated leasing

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Americold is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Team Leader for our Paisley Place Site in New Zealand. You will guide daily warehouse operations in a fast-paced temperature-controlled environment, ensuring safe receiving, storage and dispatch of customer products while driving performance and safety standards.

You will develop people, optimise processes and foster a culture of accountability, quality and continuous improvement across the team, reporting to the Warehouse Manager and working Monday to

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' experience in a Team Leader role within a warehouse, logistics, distribution or cold storage environment.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop warehouse teams.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Experience using warehouse management systems and computer applications.
• Forklift Licence highly regarded.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts, including weekends and overtime when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support warehouse team members to achieve daily operational targets.
• Coordinate receiving, storage, picking and dispatch activities.
• Ensure products are handled safely, accurately and in line with operational procedures.
• Promote and maintain a strong health and safety culture.
• Conduct team briefings and communicate daily priorities.
• Support inventory accuracy through stocktakes and cycle counts.
• Maintain housekeeping, security and operational standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and help resolve operational issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Warehouse systems

Forklift

Tools

WMS

MS Office

Job description

Americold is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Team Leader for our Paisley Place Site in New Zealand. You will guide daily warehouse operations in a fast-paced temperature-controlled environment, ensuring safe receiving, storage and dispatch of customer products while driving performance and safety standards.

You will develop people, optimise processes and foster a culture of accountability, quality and continuous improvement across the team, reporting to the Warehouse Manager and working Monday to