Warehouse Team Leader

at  COS

An exciting opportunity exists to join one of Australia’s high growth private businesses. COS is a family owned and run Aussie business made up of a community of like-minded people working towards a common goal. Our purpose is to keep Australian workers, patients and students, safe and productive. Why? So we can deliver on our pledge to donate 1% of the yearly profit to everyday Australians through the Lyone Foundation.

MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Team Leader will lead, direct and coordinate all functions with an assigned area of the distribution centre to ensure and improve the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of both areas of warehousing & logistics.
The Team Leader will also ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building and stock and plan the arrangement of goods within the warehouse and organize special requirements for certain stock, such as perishable, DGS and sub warehouse.

You roles and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate, manage and monitor the workings of all store persons in your team.
• Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt of goods Inbound, Put-away, and Replenishment
• Lead active inventory management to achieve and maintain stock accuracy
• Maintains receiving, warehousing and distribution by initiating, coordinating and enforcing operational and personnel policies and procedures
• Manage maintenance of equipment, plant and machinery
• Supporting the DC Leader with labour planning including, Recruitment, Induction, Training
• Daily huddles with inbound and inventory teams
• Enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the work environment, for example, ensuring that stock such as chemicals and food are stored safely

To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to manage and motivate a team of storepeople in a busy warehouse environment that deals with fast moving products at high volume. You will ideally display the following attributes:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar supervisory role in a fast-moving warehouse environment
• Hands-on leadership experience
• Exceptional organisational skills and time management skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Reliable, punctual and able to work under pressure
• Current forklift licence is essentia