Team Leader, Warehouse

Team Leader

Burton

Permanent - Onsite

Recruitment Partner:
Vyoma Gandhi

Reporting to the Department Manager, you will lead a team of warehouse colleagues within our Burton Service Centre Night Shift operation, ensuring you complete work safely, accurately, and on time.

You will deliver operational performance while creating a positive and engaged team culture. You will lead colleagues and coach individuals to achieve their potential and ensure excellent service for our customers.

• Develop a team of warehouse colleagues.
• Delivering productivity, quality, attendance and service targets.
• Coaching colleagues to maximise performance and capability.
• Monitoring team performance and taking action to improve results.
• Delivering team briefings and maintaining clear communication throughout the shift.
• Supporting workflow and resource allocation across operational areas.
• Maintaining shift handovers and operational updates.
• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, security and operational standards.
• Working collaboratively with support departments to resolve operational issues.
• Creating a positive, engaged and high-performing team culture.

Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off Hours: 22:00 – 10:00 (12-hour shifts)

• Previous experience leading teams within a warehouse, logistics or operational environment.
• Strong communication and people leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Good problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Experience working to operational KPIs and service targets.
• Focus on safety, quality and customer service.
• Ability to remain calm and organised in a fast‑paced environment.
• Basic IT skills and confidence using operational systems and reporting tools.
• A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership of challenges.

• Experience with in an automated distribution environment.
• Previous experience in warehouse, outbound, despatch or e‑commerce operations.
• Experience managing agency colleagues.
• Knowledge of performance management and attendance processes.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Experience developing colleagues and supporting their progression into leadership roles.

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

At Boots, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.