Warehouse Team Leader- Oldham

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Are you an experienced Warehouse Team Leader looking for a new opportunity with a leading UK manufacturer based in Oldham?

If so, we are looking for your skills to contribute to the successful running of the day to day warehouse functions and managing the team.

You will be working a rotating shift pattern of 6am-2pm and 12pm- 8pm Monday to Friday.

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, the focus of this Warehouse Team Leader role is to lead, manage, and develop the warehouse team to ensure a smooth-running, safe, and efficient environment that consistently achieves targets.

Responsibilities include:

• The day to day management of people within the warehouse function.
• The day to day management of the companies WMS solution.
• Ensure the company\’s targets and objectives are met to meet customer requirements.
• Ensuring that staff comply fully with health, safety and standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for housekeeping standards.
• Responsible for continuous improvement.
• Support directives driven by organisational senior management.
• Supervise stock take on from internal and external sources and control order picking, goods in, goods out operations to ensure accuracy with minimum handling and stock damage.
• Lead, follow up and resolve Customer concerns related to warehouse activity.
• Identify and investigate errors and eliminate root cause using robust countermeasures.

Requirements for the role:

• Ability to sustain and develop team working and team based problem solving.
• Possess the ability to lead and motivate a team of people.
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality.
• Computer literate with good numeric skills.
• ILM Team Leader Level 2 qualification would be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Warehouse leadership role.

About Company

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.

DE&I

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.

Company benefits:

• Voluntary overtime at enhanced rates
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service

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