Section Leader Nights

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Leicester - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 28605 - 31029

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Organisation:Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)

Work Location:Barnsdale Way Grove Park Enderby Leicester LE19 1ES

Salary:28605 - 31029 per annum plus shift allowance

WorkingHours: 37 per week nights 10pm- 6am

ContractType: Permanent (two positions available)

Closing Date: 12th December 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

ESPO is responsible for the supply of goods and services to the Consortium Members of Cambridgeshire Leicestershire Leicester City Lincolnshire Peterborough City Warwickshire Norfolk and other public bodies within the area and nearby. As a means of providing part of the service ESPO maintains a 120000sq ft. warehouse at Grove Park for the storage and distribution of a wide range of educational stationary and cleaning materials and other goods to schools offices homes and other establishments and distributes goods to a planned schedule using a fleet of its own contractor and courier vehicles.

About the Role

The successful candidate will actively manage both core staff and additional seasonal staff on shift sharing the management of staff across the warehouse in conjunction with other section leaders.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

Proven relevant experience in a large fast-moving distribution warehouse working with planned vehicle loads and zone picking
Sound knowledge of large distribution warehouse systems and procedures including warehouse functions
Good motivator of staff to achieve required output and KPI targets.
Numerate for accurate use of numbers- be able to carry out basic math
Positive can do approach to achieve team objectives.

Wed also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

What we offer:

Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
25days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 after 5 years service) and a scheme to buy additional leave.
Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
Opportunities for learning development
Great office location next to Fosse Park with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Kevin Smith Night shift Manager

To contact me by email please click here

How to Apply

ESPO is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the customers we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post pleasecontact our Employee Service Centre: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

DescriptionOrganisation:Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)Work Location:Barnsdale Way Grove Park Enderby Leicester LE19 1ESSalary:28605 - 31029 per annum plus shift allowanceWorkingHours: 37 per week nights 10pm- 6amContractType: Permanent (two positions available)Closing Date: 12th Decem...