We are currently recruiting an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for our prestigious client based in Swansea.

Key Responsibilities:

Through effective leadership, training/development and engagement of direct reports, and working collaboratively with other company departments:

• Lead the warehouse operation, ensuring staff are fully aware of, organised and competent to achieve required targets.

• Assure the health and safety of staff, contractors and visitors to the area, through ensuring that workplace risks are identified and that safe systems of work and storage are in place;

- Will be a Fire Marshall for the Factory

- Will be a First Aider for the Factory

• Ensure all Quality System and stock recording and traceability requirements are met, with clearly defined procedures in place.

• Ensure that the warehouse is well organised, with high standards of housekeeping, to enable achievement of targets and promote a positive image of CyDen’s warehouse operation.

• Ensure that warehouse equipment is regularly checked and effectively maintained ( racking and forklift trucks )

• Ensure that staff respect Waste Management procedures and identify and implement actions to minimise waste.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve the operation, enabling staff to contribute to continuous improvement.

• Ensure our staff are treated and treat others fairly, with dignity and respect.

• Actively manage our staff attendance, with a fair and rigorous approach to dealing with attendance issues.

• Undertake disciplinary, grievance and absence reviews where required.

• Provide and maintain appropriate key performance indicators to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of warehouse operations.

· Ensure we cycle count the warehouse inventory on a monthly basis > 98% accuracy and maintain and update our inventory locations on SAP.

• Undertake warehouse operations (receiving, despatch, etc..) to ensure required targets are met.

These tasks are not intended as an exhaustive list of the post holder’s duties. The post holder is expected to carry out any reasonable request as deemed appropriate by the Line Manager to support business needs. Specific responsibilities and authorities are defined in procedures relevant to the role.

Experience:

Essential

· Working in a manufacturing business in a warehouse / stock management function

· Competent in use of computerised stock management / MRP systems

· Previous supervisory or management experience

· Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel

Desirable

· Working in a consumer electronics supply chain function

· Experience of use of PDA’s

· Competent in use of SAP

Qualifications and training:

Essential

• General secondary or vocational qualifications (e.g. GCSEs, BTEC Certificate..) including Maths and English
• Current Reach and Counterbalance Truck licences
• Full Driving Licence

Other attributes:

· Pro-active, with a problem-solving approach to issues

· Organised and methodical

· Attention to detail

· Acts with a sense of urgency, quickly highlighting issues that need to be dealt with

· Able to interpret complex data

· Good interpersonal skills

· Able to clearly communicate requirements

· Flexible in response to working additional hours and providing support for the business

· Able to set priorities and work to deadlines

In return we offer competitive rates of pay, 25 days holiday plus Bank holidays rising to 28 with length of service, 5% Company pension contributions, Company sick pay, career development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.