Warehouse Team Leader

Location: Telford
Salary: £35,114 starting salary
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off – 12-hour rotating shifts (Days & Nights, including weekends)

Are you an experienced warehouse professional with strong leadership skills? We’re looking for a Warehouse Team Leader to join our client and play a key role in driving performance, safety, and efficiency across their warehouse.

This is a permanent role with a clear progression path: once validation is complete, you’ll move to the top earnings band.

This position would suit someone who has previously worked as a Warehouse Supervisor, Warehouse Shift Leader, Senior Warehouse Operative, Logistics Team Leader, Distribution Team Leader, Depot Supervisor, Warehouse Coordinator, Inventory Team Leader, Stores Supervisor, or Production Team Leader. If you’ve led teams in fast-paced warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing environments, you’ll be well suited to this role.

Please note: This is a 2-stage interview process, with the first stage consisting of a numeracy and literacy assessment on site in Telford, Shropshire.

Company Benefits:

• £35,114 starting salary, rising to £39,452 with flexibility payment & validation
• Pay increases as skills and competencies are signed off
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Additional holiday after 12 months’ continuous service (subject to validation)
• Health cash plan after 1 year

The role:

As a Warehouse Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, including:

• Coordinating daily warehouse activities: receiving, storing, picking, packing, and dispatch
• Maintaining accurate inventory levels and resolving discrepancies
• Ensuring all customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time
• Training, coaching, and onboarding new team members
• Creating a safe, tidy, and compliant work environment
• Identifying ways to improve processes, layout, and efficiency
• Operating warehouse equipment and reporting maintenance issues
• Monitoring and reporting on KPIs
• Working closely with logistics, customer service, and other departments
• Handling team issues professionally and maintaining a positive work culture

What We’re Looking for:

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and time management skills, along with a valid forklift licence (in-house certificates accepted if refreshed within the last 3–5 years).

You will also be:

• Able to motivate and support a team
• Professional, positive, and have a calm approach under pressure
• Clear and confident with your communication (written & verbal)
• Be competent with the use of IT
• Have previous experience of working in a busy warehouse environment
• Ideally, have previous experience in food manufacturing (desirable)

If you’ve worked as a Warehouse Supervisor, Warehouse Shift Leader, Senior Warehouse Operative, Logistics Team Leader, Distribution Team Leader, Depot Supervisor, Warehouse Coordinator, Inventory Team Leader, Stores Supervisor, or Production Team Leader — we want to hear from you.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your leadership career and join a team that values quality, integrity, and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

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