Warehouse Team Leader/supervisor

**Job Title**:Warehouse Team Leader

**Department**:Warehouse/Logistics

**Reports To**:Warehouse/Logistics Manager

**Purpose of the function**

Supporting the Management Team with the day-to-day operation of the warehouse, ensuring an efficient operation in achieving business targets. Provide line management to the team, coordinating their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring production targets, KPIs, and quality standards are achieved in line with the requirements of the client.

Develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards, whilst fostering a culture of working safely.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**General and Task Management**
- Assist in running an efficient warehouse operation which can fulfil operational, and client demands and meet business goals.
- Comply with cGMP guidelines.
- Ensure the delivery of materials to production in accordance with production schedules.
- Train new Warehouse operatives within area of responsibility
- Ensure inventories in area of responsibility are accurate.
- Ensure stock movements are recorded accurately.
- Support organising and participate in stock takes at regular intervals.
- Identify any improvements and make recommendations for change.
- Resolve any issues or problems which occur in the warehouse escalate when required.
- Produce regular reports as and when required.
- Review ways to reduce waste.
- Assist in planning future capacity requirements.
- Ensure hazardous materials are stored in accordance with requirements.
- Ensure staff comply to health, safety and environmental regulations and work safely to protect themselves and others in the warehouse environment and carry out risk assessments.
- Ensure a clean and tidy working environment to aid operational efficiency.
- Other duties as and when required.

**People Management**
- Manage time and attendance for operatives within area of responsibility and support supervisor with people management issues.
- Communicate with staff on a regular basis to make them aware of priorities, targets, and operational requirements.
- Support with recruitment and train staff as well as monitor performance and progress to ensure targets are met.
- Report progress updates, key achievements, and any concerns to the Warehouse Manager

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Supervisory /Team Leader skills with the ability to motivate, develop and supervise others.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills, Microsoft packages, in particular spreadsheets.
- Analytical and numerical
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
- Good planning skills and able to meet targets and deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail skills
- Knowledge of SAP would be advantageous.

**Qualifications and Experience Levels**:

- Proven experience as a Warehouse Team Leader with experience of supervising and motivating a team.
- A good working knowledge of health and safety and security requirements
- An appropriate warehousing qualification would be advantageous.
- Knowledge and understanding of lean techniques may be advantageous.
- Forklift Truck license may be required.
- Experience in working with temperature controlled Clinical Trails, Pharma distribution and storage would be advantageous.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

**Experience**:

- Warehouse Team Leader/Supervisor: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Rhymney, NP22 5RL (required)

Work Location: In person