Warehouse Team Leader - Late Shift

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

6/20/2025

The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers, and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company, we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the worlds preferred choice.

We are recruiting for a Warehouse Team Leader (late shift) to work at our Wolverton site (MK12 5PT).

The role offers a salary of £36,053.05 per annum plus £832 shift allowance per annum, with a Monday to Friday shift pattern 1400 - 2200.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth running of their shift, leading a team of colleagues, ensuring staff are briefed and managed in accordance with Yusen Procedures within a busy warehouse environment.

Benefits

• 22 holiday days per year moving to 25 days following the completion of 5 full holiday years.
• Free parking
• Opportunity for Unpaid Leave
• Free Eye Test *
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Critical Illness Cover
• Free online Fitness Platform i.e., Pilates & Yoga, Mindfulness/Meditation, 24/7 support, advice, diet and Nutrition
• On Site Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee benefits i.e., Free eye test*, up to 25% off gym membership, high street vouchers
• Free access to 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, Life Events Counselling, Care Concierge Service
• Tailored development and career opportunities
  
  
  

Key tasks

• Responsible for the running of the shift – ensuring staff follow SSoWs and SWIs.
• As directed, safely handle products through all inbound and outbound processes, ensuring all company procedures are adhered to
• Ensure all goods are handled in the correct manner to ensure that damage to kept to a minimum and manual handling techniques are followed to prevent injury and harm
• Carry out any other reasonable requests to support the effective running of the warehouse, including manually supporting the team with tasks as and when required
• Ensure all health and safety procedures are adhered to, including PPE, taking appropriate action where procedures are not being adhered to or could be improved
• Ensure all equipment checks are carried out in accordance with procedure, taking appropriate action to ensure a safe working environment for all employees
• Ensure that all MHE is used in an appropriate manner, identifying and arranging relevant training to ensure there are sufficient numbers of trained employees to meet business demands
• Ensure all company procedures are adhered to, including ER procedures, such as absence and performance management, standards of behaviour, disciplinary, PDR etc, supporting with investigations and disciplinary
  
  
  

Hearings as necessary

• Review the training and development needs of functional employees to ensure that employees are trained to the required standards
• Looking at continuous improvement with knowledge of Kaizen and/or 5S highly advantageous
  
  
  

Key requirements

• Previous experience of leading a team in a fast-moving operation
• Previous warehouse experience in front line management
• Previous experience of HR processes such as return to work & disciplinary & grievance processes
• Awareness of manual handling techniques is essential
• Able to lift weights of up to 25k
• Previous experience MS Excel & knowledge / operational experience of WMS SCALE
• Experience of using RF scanners
• Counterbalance, Reach or T2 experience/licence is advantageous
• Must be flexible and proactive with the ability to work in a team
• 1st aider & fire marshal trained is desirable
  
  
  

Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer, who encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of their personal circumstances. We make our recruiting decisions solely based on the skillset and experience. Diversity allows us to create an inclusive environment, where our employees can strive and grow their potential.