Warehouse Team Leader

Company Description

Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

Job Description

Purpose of the Job: 

          Oversee and co-ordinate daily operational requirements within the warehouse, ensuring the safety of all team members and efficient receipt, storage, and dispatch of warehoused goods, ensuring all productivity targets are met. 

Key Responsibilities and Outcomes: 

• Take a proactive and disciplined approach to Rotork Environmental Health and Safety policy, encouraging identification and resolution of potential hazards. Reporting and closing out investigation into accidents and incidents. 
• Disciplined approach to 5s principles, warehouse, and inventory management policies. 
• Lead the warehouse team, providing training, coaching, and conducting assessments. 
• Lead the warehouse in accordance with the Rotork Lean and Daily Management rules / event-cycle of the site. (Rotork Management Operating Systems) Implementing warehouse policies to achieve organizational goals. 
• Drive warehouse service levels for accuracy, quality, and process lead times to achieve productivity goals. 
• Facilitate the warehouse Tier 1 SQDCP process, implementing tools, visual management, and information flow into the Tier 2 SQDCP process. 
• Manage the accuracy and efficiency of warehouse processes, inclusive of; good receipt, put away, picking, material handling and dispatch. 
• Plan resource and capacity (internal and external) requirements based on production requirements, supplier, and customer schedules. Balancing workload to demand. 
• Manage all aspects of inventory control and flow, ensuring integrity in inventory value, levels, storage, physical and transactional movements. 
• Maintain distinct flow and segregation of materials between production and the warehouse for finished goods, identifying dedicated locations and movement control requirements. 
• Plan daily resource requirements balancing workload to demand, managing agency requirements and associated costs and training. 
• Lead and improve warehouse performance and stock accuracy with the engagement of the team by applying Lean principles and taking ownership for the execution of the plans. 

Qualifications

Essential:

• Diploma in Electrical and electronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering 
• Previous experience and knowledge of warehousing, and inventory control methods and procedures.
• Previous experience of warehouse management systems.
• Ability to engage with lean principles such as 5s, visual management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including use of common tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Valid Forklift Truck License

Desirable:

• Automotive/Fast Moving Consumer Goods warehouse experience.

Personal Specification:
Essential:

• The ability to lead and motivate a team, engaging cross functional teams
• Strong and effective communication and reporting skills
• The ability to work under pressure, solve problems and make decisions.
• Highly organized, with the ability to work at pace whilst maintaining an accurate high-quality output.

Additional Information