Warehouse Team Leader (Stores)
Department: Warehouse / Goods In & Out
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Salisbury
Description
The Stores Team Leader's role is to carry out Warehouse tasks accurately and efficiently, including but not limited to general warehouse tasks, Stores and Goods Receiving tasks, and has the added responsibility and authority to supervise, lead, and encourage the effectiveness of staff in the team. The warehouse can, at times, be a physically demanding environment, and at other times be more focused on administration. The Warehouse Team Leader (Stores) must be a driving force for continuous improvement and for achieving the company goals.
Key Responsibilities
* To lead, motivate and develop a team of staff, employed to carry out Warehouse, Stores and Goods Receiving tasks accurately and efficiently
* Liaise with Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Customer Service and other departments across the Group in order to meet the companies’ business plans
* Ensure stock is kept in a safe and tidy fashion
* Launch kanban cards to our suppliers at the correct time
* Ensure stock and EFACs transactions are carried out to achieve accurate stock records
* Investigate and report on any stock inaccuracies
* Drive & support the perpetual stock check program on and off site
* Support and encourage positive change and continuous improvement within the team
* Coach and train other members of the team to meet the required quality and accuracy standards for any process undertaken. Ensure that all members of the team understand the required standards
* Ensure production have appropriate levels of material to maintain the build plan
* Share work-related information with the team regularly
* Identify problems and find solutions
* Guide the team to achieve the highest performance possible
* Maintain a safe working environment and carry out the EHS audits to the schedule
* Ensure the safe and correct use of all equipment used, including instruments, tools and jigs and to notify those responsible for maintaining this equipment when there is a fault
* Ensure that Health & Safety, and other Safe Working Practices, are always maintained
* Timesheet and holiday management
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Previous leadership experience in a supply chain, warehouse or logistics environment
* Good communication and team leading skills
* Accurate kitting and computer entry skills
* Good numeracy and part recognition skills
* Well organised and capable of maintaining a tidy work place
* Pro-active approach and a good problem spotter and solver
* Flexible approach to work as the job will involve working in various warehouse areas
* Fork lift truck driver, or willing to be trained.
* Knowledge of 5s processes would be advantageous, but not essential.
Benefits
* 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - increasing with length of service
* Free canteen
* Free parking available on-site
* Enhanced employer pension contribution (4% of gross salary)
* Death in Service insurance
* Employee discount on Naim products
* Wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and discounted memberships at select local gyms
* Alongside other, standard benefits (for example, training and development opportunities as appropriate to role)
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