Warehouse Team Leader
Location: Easton on the Hill, Stamford
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Avtron is a global leader in the design and manufacture of Load Banks and Dynamometers, supplying customers across the power generation, utilities, defence and industrial sectors. We are committed to engineering excellence, innovation and delivering quality products right first time.
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive, hands-on Warehouse Team Leader to lead our warehouse and logistics team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys organising workloads, supporting colleagues and ensuring warehouse operations run safely, accurately and efficiently.
Working closely with the Warehouse Manager and other departments, you will oversee goods receiving, stock control, picking and despatch activities, ensuring materials are available to support production requirements and customer deliveries. You will take ownership of day-to-day operational challenges, maintain high standards of health and safety and housekeeping, and identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste and support cost-saving initiatives.
Experience using SAP or a similar ERP/MRP system would be beneficial, alongside a good understanding of warehouse operations and stock control.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and organise daily warehouse activities, allocating workloads and ensuring the team operates safely and efficiently.
- Oversee goods receiving, stock control, picking, packing and despatch, ensuring accuracy and timely processing of SAP transactions.
- Maintain inventory record accuracy through cycle counting, investigating discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures, housekeeping standards and 5S principles, maintaining a safe and organised working environment.
- Work collaboratively with Purchasing, Quality and Production to resolve issues, develop team members and drive continuous improvement, efficiency and cost savings.
Job Requirements
- Previous experience in a warehouse, stores, goods receiving or despatch environment, with experience leading or supervising a team.
- Good understanding of warehouse operations, stock control, goods receiving and despatch processes.
- Experience using SAP or a similar ERP/MRP system, with strong attention to detail and a focus on accuracy.
- Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate issues and implement effective solutions.
- A proactive, hands‑on leadership approach, with a commitment to health and safety, teamwork, developing others and continuous improvement.
Why Join Avtron?
At Avtron, you'll become part of a collaborative engineering and manufacturing business where quality, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. You'll have the opportunity to lead and develop a warehouse team, improve operational performance and play an important role in ensuring materials and products move efficiently throughout the business.
Avtron is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be happy to support you.
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Warehouse Team Leader in Stamford employer: Avtron Power Solutions
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