Warehouse Team Leader

Arco Limited; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety equipment provider in the UK is looking for a Warehouse Team Leader to manage a night shift team of 25 at the National Distribution Centre. The role involves ensuring high-quality output, overseeing health and safety, and developing staff. Candidates should have a solid background in warehouse processes and staff management. This position offers competitive salary, extensive benefits including paid volunteering days, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary plus bonus

32 days holiday which rises with service

Fully paid Community Volunteering days

Excellent pension and Life Assurance

Discounts via Perkbox

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash Plan

Access to Learning Management System

Long-term service awards

Qualifications

• Must have a working knowledge of warehouse processes.
• Proven track record in managing staff effectively.
• Capable of demonstrating good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of around 25 for the night shift.
• Oversee quality of work and team output.
• Ensure all Health & Safety matters are managed in the work area.

Skills

Working knowledge of warehouse processes and procedures

Staff management

Good communication skills

Numerical skills

Manual handling experience

Attention to detail

Basic IT Skills

Health & Safety understanding

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to lead and inspire a team in a cutting-edge facility that dispatches three hundred pallets and 8,000 parcels daily to 25,000 customers across the UK and Ireland? Arco, the UK's leading integrated health and safety experts, invites you to be a pivotal part of our National Distribution Centre (NDC) team in Hull.

As a Warehouse Team Leader you will manage and lead a team of around 25 to achieve laid down objectives for a specific area(s) of the National Distribution Centre (NDC) which leads to overall achievement of the warehouse function and continuous improvement.

Please note this Warehouse Team Leader role is for our night shift.

Key responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for the output of a specific team and the quality of the work produced
• Managing all Health & Safety matters in their area of work
• Leading on people management for your team such as performance management, absence management, recruitment, retention, discipline and team briefings
• Resource planning and utilisation including budgetary planning and control
• Providing excellent customer service levels (internal / external customers)
• Training and staff development
• Providing cover and cooperation with all other departments / sectors of National Distribution Centre

Benefits

• A competitive starting salary plus bonus
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays which rises with service, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days each calendar year
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
• An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
• A huge range of discounts to help with cost of living via Perkbox plus Employee Discount on Arco products
• Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan where we'll reimburse up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
• Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
• Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years

Requirements / What we are looking for

• Working knowledge of warehouse processes and procedures
• A proven track record of staff management
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good numerical skills
• Manual handling experience
• Experience of working to deadlines and a high level of attention to detail
• Basic IT Skills
• A strong understanding of Health & Safety within the warehouse

About Us

With a 140-year legacy, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We're the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge.

We are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, with investment into our growing business to help achieve this. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balance the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth. Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.

Diversity and Inclusion at Arco means understanding everyone's views and giving colleagues a sense of belonging. We respect and value individuals for their unique skills, experiences and ideas; to ensure we can be at our best. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment we will be an organisation able to drive our strategic goals, attracting and developing great people to be a more profitable and sustainable business for generations to come.

Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.