Warehouse Team Leader – Night Shift – Permanent Role \n Location: Waltham Abbey \n  Shift: Permanent Nights – Sunday to Thursday 8.30 pm to 6am (42.5 hours per week)  \n Salary: £33525.70 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)\n\nAbout the Role\nCentric Talent are looking to recruit an experienced and talented Warehouse Team Leader on behalf of one of our clients who are a leading distributor of bathroom, kitchen and plumbing products.\nWe’re looking for a confident and hands-on Warehouse Nights Team Leader to help drive our clients picking operation during the night shift. This is a key frontline leadership role where you’ll keep the operation running smoothly, ensure orders are picked accurately and on time, and create a safe, productive environment for your team.\nYou’ll lead by example on shift — motivating colleagues, solving problems in real time, and stepping up to take operational control whenever the Nights Supervisor is unavailable.\nIf you thrive in a fast-paced warehouse environment and enjoy leading from the front, this could be the role for you.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nKeeping the Shift on Track\n\n - Deliver the nightly picking plan to meet dispatch deadlines\n - Allocate labour effectively across picking zones\n - Monitor live performance, accuracy, and completion rates\n - Take quick corrective action to keep service on track\n - Escalate any risks to safety, service, or compliance promptly\n\nLeading the Team\n\n - Motivate, guide, and support picking operatives throughout the shift\n - Ensure tasks and expectations are clearly understood\n - Provide real-time coaching and feedback\n - Support training and onboarding of new team members\n\nHealth & Safety First\n\n - Enforce safe working practices and site rules at all times\n - Challenge unsafe behaviours and stop work where necessary\n - Maintain high housekeeping and PPE standards\n - Report hazards, near misses, and incidents correctly\n\nQuality & Accuracy\n\n - Maintain high picking accuracy and minimise errors\n - Carry out spot checks and basic audits\n - Support investigations and corrective actions where needed\n\nStepping Up When Needed\nWhen deputising for the Nights Supervisor, you’ll take responsibility for:\n\n - Coordinating the shift and making operational decisions\n - Completing clear shift handovers\n - Maintaining standards, discipline, and operational control\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\nEssential\n\n - Experience in a warehouse or distribution picking environment\n - Previous team leadership or senior operative experience\n - Strong understanding of productivity, accuracy, and dispatch deadlines\n - Confident communicator who can challenge standards constructively\n - Calm, decisive approach in a fast-moving night operation\n\nDesirable\n\n - Experience deputising for a Supervisor\n - Familiarity with WMS and handheld scanning systems\n - Experience working in a KPI-driven environment\n\nWhy Join Us?\nThis is a great opportunity to step into a leadership role where you can make a real impact every night. You’ll play a vital role in delivering for customers, developing your team, and supporting a high-performing warehouse operation.\nIf you’re ready to take the lead and keep things moving while the rest of the world sleeps — we’d love to hear from you.