Warehouse Team Leader

Work Schedule

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Job Description

Company Overview

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer.

We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges from protecting the environment and ensuring food safety to supporting the development of life-saving treatments.

Position Summary

The Warehouse Team Leader plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our LAmetlla del Vallès distribution centre ensuring warehouse activities are carried out safely accurately and efficiently.

Working closely with the Distribution Operations Supervisor this role coordinates daily warehouse activities and provides hands-on guidance to team members across receiving storage picking packing and shipping operations.

The Warehouse Team Leader helps ensure inventory accuracy operational performance quality and regulatory compliance in a multi-attribute distribution environment handling Dangerous Goods non-Dangerous Goods sensitive scientific products and temperature-controlled materials.

The role also contributes to operational excellence by supporting continuous improvement through Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives and promoting a strong culture of safety quality customer focus and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse Operations & Coordination

• Coordinate and actively support daily warehouse activities including receiving put-away storage picking packing and shipping.
• Help organize daily workload and priorities to ensure customer orders and operational requirements are completed safely accurately and on time.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to Material Handlers helping ensure standard procedures and operational priorities are understood and followed.
• Support service performance by maintaining high standards of quality responsiveness and on-time delivery.
• Identify operational issues and work with the Distribution Operations Supervisor and other stakeholders to resolve them effectively.
• Ensure effective use of warehouse space equipment and resources.

Inventory & Quality

• Maintain high levels of inventory accuracy through rigorous stock-control practices and adherence to established procedures.
• Support inventory counts cycle counting stock reconciliation and investigation of inventory discrepancies.
• Ensure materials are correctly received identified stored picked packed and documented according to applicable procedures.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation within warehouse management and ERP systems.
• Support quality requirements and site readiness for internal and external audits.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure warehouse activities are performed in accordance with company procedures and applicable regulations.
• Support compliance with Dangerous Goods requirements warehouse safety standards and environmental regulations.
• Ensure correct handling storage packing and shipment of Dangerous Goods non-Dangerous Goods and temperature-sensitive materials.
• Guide team members on safe working practices procedures and the correct use of warehouse equipment.
• Identify and escalate potential safety quality or compliance risks and contribute to corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organization including 5S principles.

Continuous Improvement

• Actively contribute to Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives to improve safety quality productivity and customer service.
• Identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes material flow space utilization and operational efficiency.
• Support the implementation and sustainability of process improvements using Lean 5S Kaizen and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Encourage team participation in identifying problems and developing practical solutions.

Team Support & Leadership

• Act as a positive role model and provide hands-on leadership during daily warehouse operations.
• Guide support and develop team members in operational procedures safety requirements and quality standards.
• Support the onboarding and training of new and existing team members.
• Facilitate effective communication within the warehouse team and help ensure priorities changes and operational requirements are clearly understood.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific values: Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement.
• Escalate operational staffing safety or quality concerns to the Distribution Operations Supervisor when appropriate.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience in warehouse distribution or material handling operations including at least 1 year in a lead coordination or similar leadership capacity is a must.
• Experience in logistics distribution supply chain operations or a related environment is also a must.
• Good understanding of warehouse processes including receiving storage inventory control picking packing and shipping.
• Demonstrated ability to guide and support team members in a hands-on operational environment.
• Knowledge of inventory-control procedures and warehouse safety requirements.
• Experience handling Dangerous Goods and/or regulated materials is highly valued.
• Relevant Dangerous Goods certifications or training such as ADR IATA or IMDG are preferred.
• Forklift certification and experience operating powered warehouse equipment.
• Strong computer skills including experience with warehouse management systems ERP platforms such as SAP or Oracle and Microsoft Office.
• Experience working in cGMP/GxP ISO or other regulated environments is preferred.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as PPI Lean 5S or Kaizen is highly valued.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and respond effectively to changing operational requirements.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements associated with warehouse operations and work in different temperature-controlled environments.
• Valid drivers license and clean driving record where required.
• Professional English (high intermediate) required; Spanish proficiency strongly preferred. Additional languages are beneficial.