Role title and location
ESMU Logistics Team Leader – Cheltenham, UK (On-site)
Benefits
27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, On-site gym, Free on-site parking, Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles.
Overview
Are you ready to lead a dynamic logistics team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We’re looking for a Logistics Team Leader to coordinate daily operational tasks within our Engineered Systems Manufacturing Unit (ESMU), based in Cheltenham. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth flow of goods through ESMU, supporting production and maintaining high standards in safety, quality, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
* Lead and guide a team of logistics operators, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
* Manage daily logistics operations including goods receipt, put away, picking, packing, loading, despatching, stock counting, and discrepancy investigations.
* Uphold Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) standards, including conducting risk assessments and investigations.
* Deliver excellent customer service to internal stakeholders across departments.
* Ensure resource allocation meets business needs and maintain adherence to SOPs and quality standards.
* Handle administrative tasks and reporting, including KPI tracking and data interpretation.
* Organise and conduct training, feedback sessions, appraisals, and return-to-work interviews.
* Facilitate team briefings and contribute to cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications and experience
* Leading or supervising a team in a logistics or manufacturing environment.
* Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems and Microsoft Office tools.
* Applying EHS practices and demonstrating commercial awareness.
* Problem-solving in operational settings and contributing to project work.
* Using Continuous Improvement (CI) tools such as Six Sigma or 5Y.
* Experience with JD Edwards/E1 or similar systems is desirable.
* Exposure to welding processes and procedures is beneficial.
Success factors
* Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times.
* Be a strong communicator with excellent organisational and time management skills.
* Demonstrate proactive cross-functional collaboration and team development capabilities.
* Possess analytical problem-solving skills and the ability to conduct risk assessments.
* Ideally hold relevant qualifications in team leadership, EHS (e.g., NEBOSH), or CI methodologies.
About Spirax Group
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units, organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra. Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies support customers across industries including Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare, across 165 countries.
We strive for an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone feels included and can make their difference. We are committed to flexible working where possible and offer a range of benefits and inclusion commitments, including gender-neutral parental leave and additional caregiver leave.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.
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