# Warehouse Lead

**Company:** Gallagher Group
**Department:** Operations
**Location:** Hamilton, New Zealand
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Closing Date:** 2026-09-27
**Eligible for Referral Bonus:** No

**About Gallagher**

At Gallagher, we protect what matters most. From securing some of the world’s highest-security environments to helping farmers manage their operations more efficiently, our technology solutions are trusted globally.

Our global headquarters and manufacturing site are based in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a people-first culture that extends across our global operations, reaching over 160 countries, and offering exciting world-class career pathways. Our manufacturing and engineering teams are critical to delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality products and this role plays a key part in that mission.

**Lead the shift. Develop the team. Drive operational excellence.**

We’re looking for an experienced Warehouse Lead to drive our Distribution and Production Stores operations on our **afternoon shift – working 3:00pm – 11:30pm.**

Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you’ll coordinate people, priorities and inventory to ensure outbound distribution, production supply, replenishment and inventory movements are completed safely, accurately and on time.

**What you’ll do**

- Lead afternoon shift operations, coordinating workload and labour allocation to achieve daily targets.

- Monitor workflow and proactively manage changing priorities, production requirements and operational issues.

- Lead, coach and develop team members, creating a safe, engaged and high-performing culture.

- Champion Health & Safety, quality and compliance across all warehouse activities.

- Maintain inventory accuracy through effective replenishment, stock movements, cycle counts and investigations.

- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, processes, accuracy and service levels.

- Collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse leadership, suppliers and freight partners.

You’ll help create a warehouse operation where people are engaged, inventory is accurate, production has what it needs, and every shift delivers safely and efficiently

**What you’ll bring**

- Proven experience in warehouse management, team leadership or a similar operational role.

- Relevant qualification in Supply Chain, Business or a related field.

- Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control and safety standards.

- Experience with warehouse management systems; 5+ years’ SAP WMS experience preferred.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

- Excellent communication, organisation and time-management skills.

- Ability to lead change, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.

**Working at Gallagher**

Joining Gallagher means being part of a global technology leader that invests in its people, its plant, and long-term careers.

**What we offer:**

- Ongoing training and development opportunities

- Competitive pay, KiwiSaver contributions, and annual bonuses

- Life & Disability Insurance.

- Boost App membership; Gallagher staff discounts at a variety of NZ stores.

· Plenty of fun along the way; team building events, inspiring guest speakers, and team lunches.

If you’re a confident frontline leader who enjoys developing people, solving problems and driving performance, we’d love to hear from you.

**Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.**

_This position is no longer accepting applications._