Warehouse Team Leader

Do you enjoy leading teams and keeping warehouse operations running efficiently and on time? Are you organised, people‑focused, and confident managing performance in a fast‑paced environment? If so, you could be the newest addition to our team as a Warehouse Team Leader in Kettering.

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About the role

Shifts Available:

1. Sunday to Thursday (22:00 - 06:00)

2. Monday to Friday (14:00 - 22:00)

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you’ll lead a team to ensure all inbound and outbound warehouse activities are completed efficiently, accurately, and in line with customer agreements and KPIs. You’ll play a key role in coordinating daily operations, managing performance, and supporting a multi‑client warehouse environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the team to ensure all orders are picked, checked, packed, and dispatched within agreed timelines

• Managing inbound and outbound goods using the WMS, ensuring accuracy and compliance with SLAs

• Supervising team performance, allocating tasks, and ensuring work is completed to required standards

• Acting as the link between warehouse teams, customer service, and management to resolve issues

• Supporting staff development through coaching, training, and performance reviews

• Overseeing stock management processes including put‑away, cycle counts, and inventory accuracy

• Ensuring compliance with health & safety, equipment checks, and warehouse procedures

About you 

You’ll have experience in a warehouse leadership or supervisory role, with strong planning and organisational skills. You’ll be confident leading teams, setting expectations, and maintaining high standards of performance and quality.

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re proactive, resilient, and able to stay calm under pressure. A strong communicator, you’ll know how to motivate and guide a team while maintaining a respectful and professional approach. You’ll be results‑driven, organised, and committed to continuous improvement, with the ability to manage priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

This role suits someone who enjoys being part of a professional but personable team, where collaboration, respect, and performance go hand in hand.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.   

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Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover

• Contributory company pension scheme

• Holiday Purchase Scheme

• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips

• Full employee assistance programme including:

• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.

• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers

• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.

• Access to myStrength, our Wellbeing platform, which has plenty of content to support and improve your mental wellness needs.

• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.   

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.   

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.

This recruitment process is managed by the DFDS Talent Acquisition team. We kindly ask external recruitment agencies to refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.