Position: Warehouse Team Leader
Location: Worminghall
Salary: £34,000 per annum
Our client is a dynamic organisation providing innovative juice concepts and solutions to the catering and hospitality industry, with a steadfast commitment to quality and customer-focused service.
The Role:
As a Warehouse Team Leader, you will work within the warehouse department, managing a team of operatives to ensure productivity, accuracy, and safety targets are met. This role demands a hands-on approach, requiring you to lead by example and actively participate in daily warehouse activities.
Main Responsibilities:
- Lead, motivate, and support a team of warehouse operatives.
- Conduct daily shift briefings to communicate objectives, safety updates, and priorities.
- Actively participate in daily warehouse activities, including picking, packing, and preparing customer orders.
- Oversee unloading of stock deliveries and verify incoming stock against purchase orders.
- Coordinate loading of vehicles to ensure timely dispatch of customer orders.
- Allocate work and monitor team performance to meet productivity targets.
- Ensure adherence to all health and safety procedures.
- Train and mentor new and existing team members.
- Conduct regular quality checks to maintain high standards of accuracy.
- Monitor stock levels and assist with inventory counts.
- Provide cover and deputise on tasks in the warehouse manager's absence.
- Communicate with transport companies for incoming and outgoing deliveries.
- Liaise with management regarding operational issues and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe warehouse environment.
About You:
Applicants should have strong leadership and communication skills, with experience in team leadership and performance management. Proficiency in warehouse management systems and familiarity with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word are essential. A forklift licence, ideally with a Reach Truck but Counterbalance would suffice, is required. The role demands excellent organisational and time management abilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to accuracy.
Required:
- Previous warehouse experience, preferably in a supervisory or team leader role.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Experience in conducting performance reviews and addressing performance issues.
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
- Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Good attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Forklift licence - ideally with a Reach Truck but Counterbalance would suffice.
Commutable Locations:
Oxford, Aylesbury, Thame, Bicester, High Wycombe, Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Banbury.
Key Words:
Warehouse Team Leader, Warehouse Supervisor, Logistics, Inventory Management, Forklift Operator, Team Leadership, Health and Safety, Warehouse Operations, Stock Control.
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