Mercia Park, Appleby Magna (DE12 8AA)
£34,628.60 plus 30 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
Available shifts:
AM (Monday - Friday 06:00 - 14:30)
PM (Monday - Friday 14:30 - 23:00) + 15% shift premium
Night (Sunday - Thursday 21:30 - 06:00) + 30% shift premium
About the Role
As a Team Leader at Unipart you’ll lead, manage, coach, motivate and engage a team of people to co-ordinate activities to achieve a number of business goals through effective process compliance management, continuous improvement, quality and a focus on self and team development. You’ll have lots of responsibility for your team’s performance and you’ll have a keen eye for process improvements and spotting the best ways of reducing cost whilst delivering world class service and results. You’ll work very closely with your Operations Manager to deliver results together across your department. We don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level. You’ll have a key role to play in helping your team go ‘From Gate to Great’, with all the opportunities that go with it.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
Maintain very high standards of housekeeping and ensure all of our health and safety standards are achieved on an ongoing basis
Actively look at the best ways of eliminating wasted time and effort, and find better ways of doing things through continuous improvement tools and techniques
Proactively look for new initiatives that drive costs down while maintaining excellent results
Update reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, helping the business look for new ways to monitor and improve performance, using visual management boards
Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development for your team
As a leader, you’ll create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from everyone
Work cross functionally with other teams to provide solutions to wider team issues
Be passionate about making sure we always exceed expectations, ensuring our clients experience world class customer service
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
GCSE or equivalent level of education (including Maths and English)
Previous experience of managing and leading a team of c15 people - to include people management activities such as performance reviews and performance management, disciplinaries, grievances, etc - in a warehouse environment
Excellent communication skills including effective listening
Good IT skills with skills in Microsoft Office and / or Google Suites
Logical thinker with skills in understanding and interpreting data
A commitment to self-development and team development
Experience of adapting to and leading programmes of change
Awareness of health, safety and environmental standards
Proven experience of delivering excellent customer service
We’d love to see some demonstrable experience of working with lean / continuous improvement techniques too if you have that
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
You may have experience in the following: Team Leader, Warehouse Team Leader, Shift Team Leader, Operations Team Leader, Distribution Team Leader, Logistics Team Leader, Warehouse Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Distribution Supervisor, Logistics Supervisor, Continuous Improvement Team Leader
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