Gloucestershire County Council
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Job Title: Logistics Team Leader
Job Location: Hempsted, Gloucester
Salary: £34,237 - £37,563 per annum
Hours per Week: 37.00
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 11/10/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14326
This post is not open to job share
About the Role:
Gloucestershire Equipment Loan Service (GELS) plays an important role in supporting the care sector in Gloucestershire, delivering community equipment on behalf of Health and Social Care to residents in Gloucestershire.
Join our team as a Logistics Team Leader and take charge of a dynamic team responsible for coordinating deliveries, collections and maintenance of crucial medical equipment.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will be responsible for the day-to-day management, development and performance of a team of Logistic Officers and Logistic Assistants. You will provide clear direction, set expectations, manage performance, support professional development and create a positive, accountable and high-performing team culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and line manage a team of Logistic Officers (drivers) and Logistic Assistants.
- Oversee the planning and allocation of work to the team.
- Ensure business needs and KPIs are met.
- Responsible for monitoring and improving performance and service standards.
About You:
We are looking for an experienced and capable leader who can demonstrate a strong track record of managing people, improving performance and leading operational teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience as a Team Leader or Manager with a background in logistics and distribution.
- Passion, a great attitude, and cares about making a difference.
- Demonstrable experience of line management, including supervision, coaching, absence management, performance management, delegation and staff development.
- Experience leading teams through change, driving service improvements and fostering a high-performance culture.
- Experience undertaking administration tasks, progress chasing and working to tight deadlines
- The ability to work under pressure and deal positively with stressful situations.
- Motivational skills that give the team purpose and understanding of the role they play in achieving strategic outcomes
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We Offer:
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free offsite parking
- Regular formal and informal support
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment
- Training and development opportunities
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
- GCC's Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile (see link below).
Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion with the Hiring Manager, please email ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have the right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Additional Information:
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: Logistics Team Leader - Job Profile
This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.
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