Warehouse Team Leader

Do you enjoy working as part of a team and are looking for a role that will truly contribute towards your development? Are you an experienced senior Warehouse Operative looking for your next step? Perhaps you’re already acting in a supervisory role but want a new challenge!

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Team Leader to join our team on our Costa & Whitbread contract in West Thurrock. You will be responsible for ensuring all colleagues within the team are trained in their respective tasks, adhering to Health & Safety rules and procedures, whilst meeting or exceeding operational requirements within the contract.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 06:00 – 18:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £29,527.00 per annum and 20 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Ensure all H&S obligations are met by you and your team, to provide a safe and thriving working environment. Raising any concerns to your line manager
• Communicate with your peers in the warehouse or transport throughout your shift to ensure collaborative working
• Support with planning ahead and planning resources, thinking about overtime, agency bookings and annual leave
• Complete daily compliance reports to support your line manager for HACCP food safety guidelines

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in leading a team within a fast-paced operation of FMCG, automation and multi-channel.
• Experience of working to agreed targets and managing a small team
• Well-versed in warehouse management systems
• Good working knowledge of current health & safety and compliance legislation
• Previous experience working within a temperature controlled environment, would be an advantage

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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