Logistics Warehouse Leader in London

Our client are specialists in their industry sector, they are now looking to recruit a Logistics Warehouse Leader on a permanent basis.

The job you'll do:

• Lead a team of warehouse operators in a dedicated warehouse.
• Ensure HS&E, warehouse and quality requirements are maintained on a shift by shift basis.
• Monitor hourly performance and generate shift reports feeding into Operations KPIs.
• Focus on Safety, Goods Inbound, Line Feeding & Outbound.
• Promote and exercise high standards of HSE awareness.
• Participate in accident investigations, H&S Inspections, 5S Activities.
• Responsible for the leadership of around 36 warehouse operators.
• Support training of warehouse operators, including generating and maintaining training documents and ILU matrix.
• Cover for operators during absence or assist in warehouse activities to ensure targets are achieved.
• Delivery of the inbound & outbound plan, reporting adherence or non-adherence and countermeasures.
• Ensure start of shift and changeovers are controlled according to standards.
• Ensure correct process, quality, and material documentation is available.
• Ensure correct materials are available for each process and identification and storage standards are maintained.
• Monitor team performance on an hourly basis and escalate as required.
• Generate warehouse reports and handover reports on a shift basis.
• Support Supervisor in managing holidays and overtime cover.
• Provide stand-in cover for Supervisor when required.
• Conduct shift briefings, problem solving, and identifying potential issues.
• Train new warehouse operators to SOPs.
• Be on call during weekends when on early shift to cover short notice delivery to site/despatch loads.
• Ensure IT systems and processes are rigorously followed.
• Maintain and improve 5S standards at all times.
• Identify and implement cost reduction and process improvement opportunities.
• Ensure responsible team carries out first off quality checks and SPC checks according to standard.
• Observe and promote control of non-conforming products.
• Ensure customer (Internal & external) are protected at all times.
• Support quality team in identification and quantifying scrap.

About You:

• Willing to work a 3 shift system.
• Experience in a similar role within an automotive environment.
• Leadership and motivation skills.
• Ability to work mainly unsupervised and manage own time.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Ideally educated to GCSE grade A-C.
• Good IT skills.
• A team player with the ability to positively influence others.
• Effective communication skills within a team and internally at all levels, both written and verbally.
• Ability to coach others and foster a teamwork culture.

The Rewards and the Benefits:

• Competitive pay.
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Career development opportunities.
• Death in service benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• A supportive and friendly team culture.