Team Leader
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Telford, TF2 8JT |
| Company: | Kuehne + Nagel |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9599-44046158 |
Summary
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
As a champion of airworthiness compliance, you’ll ensure every movement meets the highest standards through rigorous checks on documentation, packaging, traceability, and storage conditions. You and your team will manage all locally held ACI related data within the Warehouse Management System, acting swiftly on any discrepancies to protect safety and regulatory integrity. You’ll also play a key role in shaping the future of the ACI HT process by developing robust Work Instructions and actively contributing to User Acceptance Training to ensure all process enhancements are accurate, effective, and operationally aligned.
How you create impact
- Responsible for effective Management of Team and functional operating area(s) as required.
- Conduct Facilities reporting and escalation as required.Undertake Absence Management activities as required.
- Undertake Discipline Management activities as required.Undertake all other operational tasks as required.
- Establish an understanding of Risk Assessments and Risk Controls including understanding how to identify risks and implement successful risk controls for safety compliance.
- Comply with all instructed Safe Working Practices including the reporting of all accidents and incidents within the workplace.
- Undertake effective Resource Utilisation, Planning and Management activities as required including planning the daily workload and ensuring that time and attendance matters are managed.
- Building positive customer relationships and responding constructively to customer requests and internal departments.
- Investigate and complete all CCARs as required and within appointed timeframes.
- Be an Ambassador for Quality and actively participate in continuous quality improvements, including driving changes in quality gates and culture.
- Actively participate and input into WIs/SOPs and process confirmations, assisting with the identification of necessary amendments, updates and rewrites as required.
What we would like you to bring
- Team Management experience
- Warehouse system experience
- Ability to influence, negotiate and deal with conflict successfully
- knowledge of Health & Safety at work
- Experience of working to agreed targets
- Preferred experience (not essential) of JDA/ Red Prairie systems
- Intermediate PC Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook
- Knowledge and Understanding of warehouse practices e.g. picking, loading
- Preferred experience (not essential) of Airworthiness storage and handling requirements
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team
- Ability to deliver to tight deadlines in an organised and informed manner
- Leadership qualities including the ability to enthuse and motivate
- Drive, determination and a track record in delivering continuous improvement
- Analytical and problem solving skills
What's in it for you
As well as our competitive pay rates and superb training opportunities, we also offer a great working environment. You will be respected and valued if you work for us and have genuine opportunities to progress and develop.
- 26 days holidays plus bank holidays
- 2 volunteering days per year
- 3 x Life Assurance Option if you join the KN Route2 pension scheme
- A tailored personal development and training programme.
- Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best.
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discount on high street stores and local supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys & more)
- Refer a friend scheme.Health Cash plans will be also available to you. The easy-to-use plan provides you with a range of valuable cash benefits and services and gives you money back towards the cost of your routine healthcare, up to set limits, helping you to budget for essential health costs such as optical, dental and therapy treatments.
As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation
As a champion of airworthiness compliance, you’ll ensure every movement meets the highest standards through rigorous checks on documentation, packaging, traceability, and storage conditions. You and your team will manage all locally held ACI related data within the Warehouse Management System, acting swiftly on any discrepancies to protect safety and regulatory integrity. You’ll also play a key role in shaping the future of the ACI HT process by developing robust Work Instructions and actively contributing to User Acceptance Training to ensure all process enhancements are accurate, effective, and operationally aligned.
How you create impact
- Responsible for effective Management of Team and functional operating area(s) as required.
- Conduct Facilities reporting and escalation as required.Undertake Absence Management activities as required.
- Undertake Discipline Management activities as required.Undertake all other operational tasks as required.
- Establish an understanding of Risk Assessments and Risk Controls including understanding how to identify risks and implement successful risk controls for safety compliance.
- Comply with all instructed Safe Working Practices including the reporting of all accidents and incidents within the workplace.
- Undertake effective Resource Utilisation, Planning and Management activities as required including planning the daily workload and ensuring that time and attendance matters are managed.
- Building positive customer relationships and responding constructively to customer requests and internal departments.
- Investigate and complete all CCARs as required and within appointed timeframes.
- Be an Ambassador for Quality and actively participate in continuous quality improvements, including driving changes in quality gates and culture.
- Actively participate and input into WIs/SOPs and process confirmations, assisting with the identification of necessary amendments, updates and rewrites as required.
What we would like you to bring
- Team Management experience
- Warehouse system experience
- Ability to influence, negotiate and deal with conflict successfully
- knowledge of Health & Safety at work
- Experience of working to agreed targets
- Preferred experience (not essential) of JDA/ Red Prairie systems
- Intermediate PC Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook
- Knowledge and Understanding of warehouse practices e.g. picking, loading
- Preferred experience (not essential) of Airworthiness storage and handling requirements
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team
- Ability to deliver to tight deadlines in an organised and informed manner
- Leadership qualities including the ability to enthuse and motivate
- Drive, determination and a track record in delivering continuous improvement
- Analytical and problem solving skills
What's in it for you
As well as our competitive pay rates and superb training opportunities, we also offer a great working environment. You will be respected and valued if you work for us and have genuine opportunities to progress and develop.
- 26 days holidays plus bank holidays
- 2 volunteering days per year
- 3 x Life Assurance Option if you join the KN Route2 pension scheme
- A tailored personal development and training programme.
- Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best.
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discount on high street stores and local supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys & more)
- Refer a friend scheme.Health Cash plans will be also available to you. The easy-to-use plan provides you with a range of valuable cash benefits and services and gives you money back towards the cost of your routine healthcare, up to set limits, helping you to budget for essential health costs such as optical, dental and therapy treatments.
As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation