Warehouse Team Leader

Fortune Brands Innovations are a US based company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, that owns and develops a dynamic portfolio of brands for homes worldwide.

Our specialist kitchen and bathroom division, Fortune Brands Water Innovations, is made up of a collection of leading luxury UK brands: Shaws of Darwen, Perrin & Rowe, and Victoria & Albert Baths, which we market under the umbrella brand, House of Rohl.

In addition, Aqualisa completes our portfolio with its market leading digital showering technology.

All of our brands are united by a belief in design, innovation and craftmanship, leading to beautiful and high-quality products.

With manufacturing sites throughout the UK, and a House of Rohl showroom at the Design Centre in London, we currently employ over 600 people who are dedicated to delivering excellent products and service throughout our supply chain. A new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton will be completed later this year, generating exciting new opportunities across the business as we continue to grow.

Our people are what make our business, and we truly care about creating a ‘Home for All’ where employees are empowered to make a difference, and able to bring their authentic selves to work. We are passionate about rewarding excellence and helping people to grow, both personally and professionally, during their time with us.

If you are looking for opportunities within a progressive, innovative, and nurturing organisation; and have the energy, passion, and commitment to deliver excellence, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Warehouse Team Leader within our growing Warehouse Team.

**In a nutshell you will be responsible for**:
As a Warehouse Team Leader, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient day to day running within your area of the business, engaging and leading your team to meet production KPI’s across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Process and People, and contributing to a positive working culture across the plant.

**What you are already great at**:

- Managing the warehouse team and workflow.
- Organising daily picking requirements and manifests, monitoring accuracy throughout.
- Warehouse organisation. Working on space utilisation and efficiency. Helping to plan any future capacity requirements.
- Daily liaison with Customer Service and Transport to monitor and improve processes when needed.
- Carrying out stock takes and inventory processes and procedures to maintain accurate stock levels.
- Full adherence to the company health and safety policy and procedures. Promoting a safe working environment.
- Oversee the planned maintenance of vehicles, operational machinery, and equipment to meet compliance.
- Assist in employee training and development.

**For this role we would need you to demonstrate**:

- Good leadership skills, experience leading a team in a warehousing/logistics environment.
- Counterbalance FLT License essential.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Flexible - Being able to adapt to the business needs.
- Experience in Assembly processes and set up.
- A reasonable understanding of how all the business functions interact.
- Health and Safety Qualification.
- Proactive with an eye for problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of WMS would be an advantage.
- Excellent PC skills.

**What your colleagues say about you**:
An ideas and solutions focused person

An excellent and engaging communicator, confidence to communicate at all levels

Very organised and methodical

Able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing

Very high level of attention to detail

**Our Values**:
Cultivates Innovation - Always remain curious.

Active Learner - Take every opportunity to grow your own capability.

Collaborates - Use your network, sharing knowledge and skills.

Plans and Aligns - Make it relevant, make it purposeful

**Why work for us**:
We reward our employees not just for the big headline results we reward our teams for how you have positively contributed to the business and that isn’t always defined by hitting a financial target.

We have a pay for performance culture and reward annually on results. In an ever changing environment its key that you are a curious and nimble learner. We succeed as a team so the ability to collaborate is essential. And to continue to grow and continually challenge you need to ensure you are able to both plan and align so we are all pulling in the same direction.

**The benefits bit**:
33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Structure

Life Assurance

Health & Wellbeing Programme, including health cash plan and employee assistance

Pension Plan

High St Reward Scheme

Refer a Friend Programme

Free Parking

Frequent Technology User Free Eye Care

Flexible working