As a Warehouse Team Leader you could earn between £16,369 - £27,049 per year if you were working full time which is a nice healthy step up from the general Warehouse Operatives rate of £7.82 - £9.97 per hour.
As part of your team Leader role, you would be responsible for managing a team of multi-skilled staff on the warehouse floor to ensure the workload stays on track, that orders are fulfilled and that everyone is working to efficient, proactive systems. You would also be overseeing the general warehouse environment, making sure it is safe and productive during your shift.
Knowing what the job entails is one thing but knowing what it is really like to do a job is invaluable. It is these first hand accounts that provide a glimpse into the parts of the job that perhaps do not get mentioned on the job description. With this in mind, we interviewed warehouse Team Leader Karina to find out what it is really like to be a Team Leader and to find out how she got promoted into the role. You can read the full interview with Karina here.
One aspect of the role that Karina talks about in her interview, is that a Team Leader job can be a high pressure and sometimes stressful position, especially because you have plenty of responsibility on your shoulders to ensure that everything goes to plan. This is an often overlooked aspect of promotion, especially when you are moving into a management role. You will find yourself calling on your natural leadership skills, enthusiasm and unfaltering positivity in order to lead a successful team and navigate the stressful times.
Top 10 skills of a warehouse Team Leader
- Enthusiasm
- Positivity
- Decisiveness
- People Skills
- Organisation
- Productivity
- Team Working
- Empathy
- Understanding
- Operational Skills
If you are sure that you have what it takes to be a great Team Leader and you have your sights set on a promotion, these 5 steps will tell you exactly what you need to do to get there:
5 steps to getting a promotion
1. Spend time working in a role such as Warehouse Operative or Forklift Driver so you gain invaluable working knowledge of the systems and procedures that are in place. Stay in this role until you are completely comfortable with how everything works. This is also a great way to get to know your colleagues before you step up to managing things.
2. Work every day as though you are being assessed for a promotion – you never know when you managers are taking notice so always be ready to impress.
3.Go above and beyond to do great work by putting in the extra effort to ensure the success of the entire team, even if it means picking up other peoples’ tasks to get the job done.
4. Make an effort to be a positive and enthusiastic member of the team, helping your colleagues and being a source of happiness and inspiration will stand you in great stead throughout your career.
5. Say yes to as much training as you possibly can. Always have an improvement mindset, let your managers know that you want to gain new skills and that you want to be considered for promotion when the time is right.
Remember, your managers and Team Leaders want nothing more than for you to succeed and move up through the ranks, so take all the support you can get. With the right skills, a heap of enthusiasm and to determination to succeed, you could find yourself promoted in no time at all.
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