Warehouse Night Shift Team Leader in Eastleigh

Working Hours: Midnight till 9am, Monday to Friday.

Basic Annual Salary Range: £32,000 to £38,000 (annual profit share and bonuses are also available).

Equivalent Hourly Pay Rate: £15 to £18 per hour.

Based just outside of Southampton (accessible by public transport).

Full-time temporary to permanent opportunity.

Job Overview

• Supervise the activity of the warehouse team to ensure the night shift's tasks are achieved on time.
• Ensure that all orders are picked, processed, invoiced, and packaged correctly, on time.
• Identify and resolve problems as they arise throughout the day and communicate with the Administration and Sales to resolve problems and issues.
• Ensure staff are always aware of what they are expected to do (and the reasons why).
• Plan the next day's delivery loads.
• Help apply an induction programme on the basic skills for new recruits.
• Help cross train staff in all warehouse disciplines.
• Assist with the purchasing of packing materials and other consumables, e.g. tools, gloves, saw blades, working to a pre-agreed budget.
• Help to make improvements in efficiency in the warehouse, regarding effective use of warehouse space, racking, machinery, and equipment.
• Assist and support the warehouse manager and assume responsibility in his absence.
• Follow and apply the established warehouse systems (e.g. loading, off‑loading, labelling, picking, collections etc.).
• Train warehouse personnel to follow established systems and procedures.
• Continually communicate these procedures to warehouse staff and regularly check to ensure they are being maintained.
• Liaise with Administration to ensure physical stock, locations etc. ties up exactly with computer stock records.
• Ensure warehouse teamwork within Service Centre's ISO9002 procedures.
• Regularly audit against ISO9002 procedures.
• Talk to staff when they have made mistakes.
• Carry out regular audits in line with Health & Safety Policy.
• Regularly inspect the warehouse to ensure it is clean and tidy, that all stock is clearly labelled and safely stored.
• Ensure that the perimeter grounds are kept clean and tidy.
• Assist with planned maintenance programme for all equipment.
• Carry out regular visual inspection on all machinery and guards to check in safe working order.
• Loading vehicles for delivery in the order of the drops, ensuring that the vehicle is not overloaded or dangerously loaded.
• Unloading delivery vehicles quickly and safely.
• You will need to complete an aptitude test as part of the interview process.

Essential Skill Requirements

• Planning and organising workloads for others to undertake, and the ability to accommodate changing priorities.
• Operate warehouse systems that off‑load, store, and distribute material in the most efficient and effective way.
• Able to use own initiative to solve problems, as well as being able to seek advice from others.
• Current supervisory experience, proven ability to give clear instructions, and to maintain discipline / company standards / and teamwork.
• Involved in on‑the‑job training, ensuring work colleagues are fully competent and can carry out their role safely.

Essential Knowledge

• Able to ensure your team works within health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Able to distinguish between different product types, communicate in English (written and verbal), read and follow detailed instructions.
• Competent using computerised systems for warehouse management, inventory / stock, invoice, order pick lists, batch checking, and warehouse audits.

Benefits

• Career development within the group.
• Free gym access.
• Annual profit share and additional bonuses.
• Forklift training courses.
• Onsite secure parking.
• The opportunity to develop additional skills in machine operating / workshop, as well as distribution / logistics.