Logistics Team Leader

Gainsborough

permanent

£25,000 - £27,500 PA

Job Description

One of the UK’s leading manufacturing businesses based in the Gainsborough area are currently looking to appoint an experienced Logistics Team Leader.

As the Logistics & Weighbridge Team Leader you are responsible for ensuring all logistics and weighbridge activities are conducted in line with site processes to safeguard customer requirements. This role is very hands on and you will be required to monitor the performance of your team operating in different areas, whilst also being a critical part of ensuring all tasks are complete within the given time frame to ensure our customer requirements are met in full.

Through coaching and mentoring of the logistics and weighbridge team members you will be responsible for improving your direct reports knowledge and performance, ensure site standards are improved and maintained for the areas within your control.

Shifts are 4-on-4-off rotating days and nights
(6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am) therefore flexibility is required.

Key Responsibilities

To promote a strong EHS culture always leading by example.
To demonstrate an engaging but challenging leadership style.
Ensure loads are loaded, tipped and through the weighbridge process at the planned times on the daily slot sheet and goods in schedule.
To monitor performance throughout the shift and act quickly if required ensuring targets are met.
Investigate and show improvements for any non conformances raised.
Ensure accurate stock control and daily counts conducted reporting any high stock levels of concern.
To promote team engagement at briefs and improvement projects.
To closely work with the supply chain manager to optimise shift performance capabilities.
To ensure shift surveillance is delivered and non conformance acted upon.
Ensure a detailed documented shift handover is always conducted.

Key Skills

IT literate. Fully versed in MS office application and management systems. SAP Business One desired.
Excellent communication skills.
Proactive – Can see things happening and react quickly.
Results driven – A real can do attitude whilst motivating the team to also achieve.
Ability to work under pressure juggling numerous tasks at times.
Flexible.
Attention to detail.
Driver of continuous improvement – Always challenging current practices.

Experience

Minimum 1 year at team leader level within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
Health, Safety and Environment.
Weighbridge experienced desired.
SAP Business One or similar system experience.
Forklift truck trained, clamp operation desired.
IOSH desired.

Logistics Team Leader

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