Warehouse Team Leader

Competitive Salary + Life Assurance x2, Pension (4%)

Days Role, Mon-Fri (early finish on Friday)

The Opportunity

A well-established, high-engineering manufacturing business in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Team Leader to lead its stores and materials function within a fast-paced production environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role where you will have genuine responsibility, autonomy and the chance to make a visible impact on operational performance.

If you are someone who leads from the front, thrives in a technical manufacturing setting, and takes pride in accuracy and organisation - this could be your next move.

The Role

You will take ownership of the day-to-day stores operation, ensuring materials are received, controlled, picked and kitted accurately and on time to support production.

This is not just a supervisory role - you will be actively involved in operations, setting standards and driving performance.

Key Responsibilities

Stores & Inventory Control

• Lead all goods-in, goods-out, picking, kitting and stock movements
• Ensure 100% ERP system accuracy and stock integrity

Team Leadership

• Supervise, coach and develop a small team of 6 Stores Assistants
• Run daily briefings and allocate workload
• Promote a "Right First Time" culture

Operational Excellence

• Ensure production kits are complete, labelled correctly and delivered on time
• Maintain 5S standards and organised, safe working areas
• Support compliance with ISO and quality standards

About You

• Min 2-3+ years' experience in a manufacturing stores or warehouse environment
• Experience in electronics, automotive, aerospace or technical manufacturing (highly desirable)
• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience
• ERP/MRP system experience (e.g. SAP, Sage or similar)
• High attention to detail - able to differentiate similar components
• Forklift licence (Reach or Counterbalance preferred)
• Comfortable working in a hands-on production environment

Experience with Lean, 5S or quality systems such as ISO9001 or AS9100 would be advantageous.

Why Join?

✔ Genuine Responsibility

Lead a critical function within the manufacturing operation.

✔ Autonomy to Improve

Opportunity to shape stores processes and implement improvements.

✔ Stable, Growing Business

Be part of a well-established engineering manufacturer with a strong customer base.

✔ Visible Impact

Your performance directly affects on-time delivery and production efficiency.

✔ SME Environment

You won't be "just a number" - your contribution will be recognised.

✔ Supportive Leadership

Work closely with Supply Chain and Production leadership in a collaborative environment.

Interested? Apply now to be considered!

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.