Warehouse Team Leader

**re you a senior warehouse operative/supervisor with people management skills from a warehouse background or similar environment?**

At GEODIS our vision is to be the growth partner for our clients. As a logistics company, we achieve this through proven expertise across our five lines of business: Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express and Road Transport. Our emphasis on excellence in these areas has made us a worldwide supply chain leader with over 300 locations in 168 countries, employing over 41,000 people.

We are now looking for a Team Leader to join our team at our Contract Logistics site based in Lichfield where they will assist our operation in supporting our high profile retail client. The role is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing business and sector. The role involves making sure we reach customer expectations by ensuring operational targets are met.

**Role Description**:

- Track employee hours in account to provide feedback
- Direct team of employees for one or more accounts in the warehouse
- Coordinate with Operations Supervisor to determine shipping schedules, labour requirements for rework projects
- Perform required duties in an efficient manner that meets both customer and company standards
- Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner following defined work methods and procedures.
- Assist supervisory personnel in overseeing activities in one or more accounts
- Assist in training Operators
- Maintain the equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion
- Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouses by conducting operations in a manner which promotes safety of employees and security of customer's products.
- Assist in performing physical inventories and proper stock rotation
- Inform supervisor of any unsafe or hazardous working conditions
- Conduct site inductions and manage SOP sign off
- Ensure all IT equipment is in good working condition
- Other duties as required and assigned.
- Unload and move inbound freight product to storage locations safely and efficiently.
- Efficiently move and load product from staging and/or storage areas into trailers
- Ship, receive, load, unload, move, stack and stage products and materials using a forklift, clamp truck, electric or manual pallet jack, or other power equipment.
- Participate in rework and repack of product as needed or requested by customer.
- Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring the exact number and type of product is loaded
- any other duties determined by your line manager

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Minimum 3 to 5 years related warehouse and/or distribution centre experience
- 1 year of supervisory experience preferred
- GCSE's in Maths, English and Science (grades A to C)
- 2 to 4 years related experience and /or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to read and write simple instructions, memos, and reports.
- Assist in providing ideas to improve their team's function.
- Experience with warehouse equipment
- MHE
- Fire warden Trained.
- Assist in overcoming Logistical Constraints within their specific team in the warehouse.
- Assist in producing class leading performance and adherence to their team KPIs
- Ability to use Microsoft Office including Excel: MEDIUM

**Package Details**:

- Salary: £33,460, which includes MHE Allowance & Night Shift Allownace
- Monday-Friday
- Company Pension Scheme.
- 20 Days Annual Leave Per Annum + Bank Holidays.
- Wellbeing and discount benefits

The working hours for this role are Monday-Friday, 22:00-06:30, flexible around business requirements; based at our Lichfield Site.

Please note that any personal information with be handled in line with GDPR guidelines

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

Pay: £33,460.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Warehouse/ distribution: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- MHE Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: FPTLNIGHT