Warehouse Team Leader in Manchester

As part of Astemo focusing on world-leading advanced mobility solutions within the fields of electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity to help reduce environmental damage, decrease traffic accidents, and improve comfort. Together, we contribute to a sustainable society and improved quality of life by providing mobility solutions that satisfy our customers and form the future core of automotive and motorcycle systems. Our people are at the heart of achieving these goals, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Let’s make the world a brighter place, become a part of the team and join our Bolton plant now as:

Lead the Warehouse Team to achieve daily targets and KPI’s.

• Co-Ordination of Team: Conduct weekly cascade & conduct monthly review meeting with shift overlap on rotational basis. When an issue arises, take initiative to resolve / co-ordinate team to resolve the issue. Monitor all line requirements acting quickly to resolve any issues from line TL’s, WTM’s and CTL/Supervisor’s.
• Health & Safety: Drive good health and safety practices within the designated area. Conduct Risk assessments, general daily safety checks and ensure compliance of team. Control of energy / material waste within the shift. Contain and escalate safety and environmental topics. Ensure good 5s of the work environment.
• Reporting & Monitoring: Monitor and record stock accuracy levels escalating critical issues to Production Planning/Procurement. Report key W/H issues including any H&S issues & requirements to next shift via agreed method.
• Problem Solving: Respond quickly to any issues conducting initial investigation and resolving problem. Driving improvements and prioritising actions to achieve targets & KPI’s. Work closely with line TL’s and CTL/Supervisor’s to agree provisioning methods and storage of parts.
• Training & Development: Coach and mentor WTM’s to understand and improve overall performance. Provide team members with regular feedback and coaching opportunities. Identify individual training needs and utilise wider team to obtain relevant training. Training completion records to be kept up to date and delivery of training / competency checks to be conducted.
• WTM Performance & Motivation: Encouraging & supporting WTM’s to achieve dept, team & Skill Block requirements including personal performance criteria. Discussing and reporting key issues to next level.
• Standard Operations: Support development/updating of and audit performance against dept documentation including standard ops.; work instructions; QCS & 5S etc.
• WTM Duties: Carry out normal WTM tasks.

• Worked within fast moving goods warehouse, team engagement and performance management of teams.
• Worked with a KPI orientated business.
• Team Leadership Experience, Product Knowledge and Industry Experience, Leadership Skills, Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills, Motivational Skills, Results-Oriented, Employee Training Experience, Interviewing Skills, Self-Motivation, Strong Relationship Building, Wellbeing of Team and Difficult Discussions.
• Microsoft O365 software/programs.
• Continuous improvement activities.
• Risk assessment training; VNA & Counterbalance licences.

You may, from time to time, be required to carry out any other duties outside of this job description as deemed appropriate by your line manager.

At Astemo, we respect each other, never pass the buck and work creatively to accomplish our mission. Our people are given exciting opportunities to develop and grow in a truly international business, where they are proud to be part of a collaborative and innovative team. Diversity & Inclusion is valued to build and leverage an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity to unlock our full potential. We believe that this will give us the strength to drive great innovations to create new values for people, vehicles, and the society, and to unlock our full potential to become a global leader in everything we do.