Warehouse Team Leader

Are you ready for your next step? Do you want to get on the management ladder? Would you like to do this with the support of a great team around you?

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Warehouse Team Leader to join our Nestle Purina contract based in Hams Hall, Birmingham. You will lead, motivate, and manage a team of operational colleagues on a daily basis, ensuring all statutory, safety, and company requirements are consistently met. You will help the site in the achievement of business objectives through efficient warehouse operations, strong people leadership, and effective use of warehouse management systems including EWM, Kronos, and Yard Management Systems (YMS).

This is a full time, permanent position and you’ll be working an “Any 5 out of 7”, rotating over 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00 37.5 hours per week with 2 rest days.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £33,280.00 plus shift allowance of £1418.30 per annum and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

Supervise and coordinate daily warehouse activities to ensure productivity, quality, and service KPIs are achieved

Lead a team of warehouse operatives, ensuring work is allocated effectively and completed within required timelines

Monitor workflow and adjust resource allocation to meet operational demands and changing priorities

Act as the first point of escalation for operational issues and resolve in a timely and effective manner

Oversee workforce management using Kronos, including attendance, scheduling, and timekeeping compliance

Coordinate inbound and outbound vehicle movements via Yard Management Systems (YMS) to ensure efficient yard flow and dock utilisation

What you need to succeed at GXO:

Previous Warehouse experience would desirable

Motivated self-starter, comfortable working as part of a team and as an individual

Passion, drive and ambition to make a career in supply chain

Good communicator with good influencing skills who can operate at all levels

Interpersonal skills, integrity, and Commercial awareness with excellent Organisational Skills

Ability to Work on own initiative and works well under pressure and to deadlines

Flexible and supportive of customer contract and company requirements

Understand customer requirements

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains

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