Warehouse Team Leader

East Midlands Gateway, Castle Donington
From £32,000p/a DOE
Full time, Mon-Friday, Days
 

We are seeking a proactive and hands-on Warehouse Team Leader to join our growing team at the East Midlands Gateway. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to drive operational excellence and lead a team within a fast-paced logistics environment.


As a Warehouse Team Leader, you will oversee daily warehouse activities, ensuring the safe, efficient, and accurate handling of goods. You will lead a team of 10-15 warehouse operatives, providing clear direction, coaching, and support to achieve performance targets and maintain high standards of safety and quality.

You’ll play a key part in the leadership team, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring compliance with internal policies, customer requirements, and health & safety regulations.

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This role is offered on a temporary to permanent basis, with a view to start at the back end of August 2025 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the warehouse team to deliver operational targets
  
  
• Supervise loading, unloading, picking, and packing processes
  
  
• Monitor team performance against KPIs such as accuracy, productivity, and service levels
  
  
• Promote a strong health & safety culture, ensuring compliance with QSHE standards
  
  
• Conduct daily briefings and provide coaching, feedback, and performance reviews
  
  
• Plan resource allocation and manage work priorities across shifts
  
  
• Ensure accurate stock management, including cycle counts and discrepancy resolution
  
  
• Identify opportunities for process improvement using lean practices
  
  
• Engage with internal stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and carriers to maintain service excellence
  
  

• Proven supervisory experience in a logistics or warehouse environment
  
  
• Strong leadership, team coordination, and people management skills
  
  
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities
  
  
• Experience with warehouse management systems and general IT tools
  
  
• Good understanding of warehouse operations, including goods-in, picking, packing, and dispatch
  
  
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations and Dangerous Goods compliance (preferred)
  
  
• IOSH or NEBOSH certification desirable