Warehouse Shift Lead - Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom - Nigel Wright Group

Nigel Wright Group

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Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Company:

We are pleased to be supporting a global manufacturing business with their recruitment of an experienced Logistics Team Lead to support their logistics and warehousing team.

The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a busy manufacturing environment for a successful business with a growing orderbook.

This role will play a key role in the efficiency of the end to end manufacturing process and incudes the following key responsibilities:

Lead by example as a Shift Leader ensuring a safe and efficient work place is maintained at all times through coordinating with Logistic Lead Operators and team activities
Engage with the Logistic Lead Operators and teams to focus on ensuring material is received, supplied, stored and transported to meet the business needs and gathering ideas for improvement
Liaise & communicate with other departments ensuring an effective relationship is maintained to minimise equipment downtime due to material shortages / supply
Ensure all administration tasks are up to date and accurate
Support a 5S Culture ensuring standards are sustained and improved upon

The Person:

Experience within a Logistics Supervisory environment
Prior experience of working in logistics / supply chain / transportation function within a manufacturing environment
Ability to lead and motivate teams with a positive, proactive approach
Qualified or willing to progress to a supervisory management and business improvement national qualification
Proven ability to convey information to an audience, drive and embrace change, set clear responsibilities, monitor progress and address any shortfall
Excellent excel and Microsoft office skills. Have a good understanding of ERP systems (preferably SAP)
Shift rotation and overtime will be required within this role, there may be an occasional need to include weekends