Warehouse Team Leader

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Lead a small team in optimizing warehouse operations, supporting stock control accuracy, and driving improvements in a stable and growing company.

Warehouse Team Leader

Location: Stotfold, Hitchin
Salary: £38,000 – £43,000 (negotiable) + monthly profit-share bonus scheme

About the Company

A long-established, family-run business specialising in the supply of high-quality fasteners and fixings to industrial and commercial customers across the UK is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader. Operating from modern facilities in Hitchin, this organisation continues to grow and invest in its operations, offering a stable, supportive and professional working environment.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to take responsibility for managing the day-to-day activity within the warehouse, ensuring operational efficiency and maintaining strong standards of safety, accuracy and service. Acting as a key point of communication, you will work closely with the Operations Manager and wider teams to support daily targets, stock control accuracy and ongoing improvements.

You will initially lead a core warehouse team of three staff, with the potential for team expansion as the business grows and demand increases. The role involves planning workflow, supporting projects and ensuring seamless execution of warehouse operations.

We also expect that as workload allows you will be able to assist the buyer, supporting with stock control checks and forecasts, arranging logistics and other misc stock related tasks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee order picking, packing and dispatch operations
  • Monitor and review workflow to ensure operational targets are achieved
  • Ensure stock replenishment is completed when picking locations are empty
  • Maintain accurate product labelling, location and stock visibility
  • Liaise with the Operations Manager regarding stock issues or damage-risk items
  • Lead, support and develop warehouse operatives, ensuring best practice
  • Maintain adherence to company Health & Safety standards
  • Promote high standards of housekeeping across the warehouse
  • Conduct one-to-one meetings, reviews and first-line management when required
  • Maintain records relating to inspections and follow-up actions
  • Support compliance with legislation including relevant operational requirements
  • Produce and maintain weekly warehouse KPI reports

Requirements

  • Previous warehouse experience within a distribution or manufacturing environment
  • Prior experience managing and developing a team
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements and manual handling procedures
  • Strong IT skills (warehouse system experience desirable)
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective organisational and prioritisation ability
  • Experience implementing change and supporting process improvements
  • Strong attention to detail and methodical working approach
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • A proactive, positive and hands-on attitude
  • Ability to lift & move small cartons which may weigh up to around 25 KG
  • Counterbalance fork truck permit, or willing to be trained

Benefits

  • Salary between £38,000 – £43,000 (negotiable)
  • Monthly profit-share bonus scheme
  • Free on-site parking
  • Free tea, coffee and snacks
  • Modern, safe warehouse facilities
  • Monday to Friday working hours: 8am–5pm (no weekends)

If you are seeking a role where you can lead a developing team, improve warehouse performance and contribute directly to the success of a growing business, we would welcome your application.

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Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free Meals & Snacks: Free tea, coffee and snacks
  • Free parking: Free on-site parking

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge. UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team. UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike. UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m. The unifying feature of all UBT’s clients is that the owners are parishioners of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). UBT (which is owned by the PBCC) supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools (established to educate the children of Brethren families) and charities, such as the Rapid Relief Team (“RRT”) and the Red Cross. UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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