Warehouse Team Lead (Evening/Night Shift)

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At Sysco, our success is powered by passionate, dedicated people who go above and beyond to deliver every day.

We have expanded our presence in Northern Ireland with the opening of our brand-new, state-of-the-art "Sysco Belfast" facility at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim. This is a transformational step for our business, bringing enhanced capacity, efficiency, and career growth opportunities. We are looking for talented individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

We are seeking a Warehouse Team Lead for the Evening/Night Shift in our new facility. This role will play a key part in the overall growth of the organization and help maintain our core ethos of keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Summary

This is a supervisory position responsible for the operational and personnel activities of an assigned area of the warehouse; supervising a section of the warehouse, providing leadership and direction in order to achieve organizational goals. The successful candidate will have experience leading and building teams to drive best-in-class performance, accuracy and engagement, and will support our vision of being the most valued and trusted business partner for our customers.

Key Accountabilities

• Direct supervision of order selectors, loaders, forklifts, and/or other warehouse employees.
• Perform functional supervision including scheduling and making recommendations.
• Monitor and control production, overtime, absences, tardiness, truck shorts, etc. within established limits.
• Counsel, advise, and instruct warehouse employees in related policies, procedures, safety training, and productivity.
• Conduct regular coaching and counselling with warehouse employees to meet or exceed jointly established performance goals.
• Supervise correct selection of product, loading of trailers and proper handling of outgoing product for on time truck departure.
• Train employees and demonstrate employee duties.
• Conduct staff meetings and training sessions for employees.
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness and order in compliance with HACCP and Pallas Foods standards.
• Provide appropriate training, retraining and corrective action to prevent injuries and accidents.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing reports, maintaining warehouse operations records, and filing reports.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a Warehouse Management role or similar supervisory role essential.
• Excellent knowledge of warehouse procedures.
• Experience in FMCG environment.
• Fully flexible in relation to start and finish times to meet the needs of the business.
• Experience in change management and continuous improvement.
• Excellent timekeeping and attendance.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience in building and developing teams.
• High level of motivational and interpersonal skills, maintaining strong close working relationships.

Core Competencies

• Understanding Your Customers - acts as a role model in personal approach to internal and external customer goals.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - demonstrates understanding of how change impacts people and supports effective change initiatives.
• Building Effective Relationships - is a role model for maintaining constructive relationships across departments.
• Communication & Listening - exceptional communication skills, writes and speaks clearly.

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change from time to time to meet the changing needs of the business.

On Offer

• Annual Leave
• Service Leave
• Wellbeing Day
• Service Recognition
• Learning & Development
• STAR Award
• Colleague Sysco Discount
• Lifestyle Savings Platform on a number of well known brands and retailers
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• And more

Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.