Warehouse Team Leader

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Warehouse Job Description Company Overview As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll 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 world’s toughest challenges, from protecting the environment and ensuring food safety to supporting the development of life-saving treatments.

Summary The Warehouse Team Leader plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our L’Ametlla 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.

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