Warehouse Team Leader

Vickerstock are working EXCLUSIVELY with our leading Wholesale Distribution Client - supplying business throughout the island of Ireland - on the appointment of a Warehouse Team Lead for their Newry based facility.

As the successful Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading and supporting the operation, ensuring that standards and correct processes are adhered to.

With further growth and expansion on the horizon this is a hugely exciting time to be joining this Employer of Choice.

What we have to offer you:

• Attractive salary
• Twice yearly bonus (June + Dec)
• OT paid at x1.5
• 39hr week: 5days over Monday to Saturday (day off on rotation).
• Additional Annual Leave and People Friendly Policies
• Pension Employer 3% & Employee 5%
• Westfield Health Cash Plan, Death in Service
• Generous staff discount, perks Discount Card
• Employee Assistance Programme - access to health and wellbeing support services
• Excellent training programme
• Top 100 Business

Your day to day:

• Goods inwards, put-away, Replenishment, Pick to Zero and Stock control operations.
• Performance management - training and development of team
• Food safety procedures - fresh goods handling - HACCP
• Determine forecasts, headcount planning
• Driving a strong H&S culture and behavioural mindset.
• Implementing warehouse safety programs specifically for cold storage.
• Hold team accountable for targets, actions, and results.
• Controlling and improve operational performance, service delivery, team management and development, legal compliance, cost, and quality.
• Identifying team talent, developing team members, and driving exceptional people performance.
• Ability to maintain and promote good recordkeeping and legislative practices
• Demonstrable passion and commitment to delivering outstanding service to customers and colleagues.

Your essential ingredients

• Operational, warehousing and commercial experience, within a fast-moving environment.
• Experience of managing/leading teams in a fast paced environment, working under pressure
• Proven ability to develop and empower Team members to deliver results on the frontline.
• Excellent people management and communication skills
• Strong, visible, and active leadership presence
• Stock Control, PI counting, stock count total management and investigations.
• Excellent planning, organising and prioritising skills
• Customer focused/led approach
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office packages

Desirable

• Lean / Continuous Improvement tools / methodologies
• Counterbalance licence

What we hope you do next:
Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the telephone to Paul now on T 028 9031 3720, or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page.

If this opportunity doesn't quite get the taste buds flowing but like me you are passionate about food, let's get a chat and see how I can help grow your career.

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