Cold Store Team Leader

Albert Bartlett; Worstead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

NEST Pension Scheme

Annual Leave - 24.8 days

Long service awards

Employee Wellness Programmes

Life Assurance

Ride to Work Scheme

Job summary

Albert Bartlett is seeking a Stores Team Leader at our Worstead site to drive storage, stock control and line efficiency. The role includes mentoring team members, operating mechanical handling equipment and maintaining high standards of quality and hygiene.

You will align with food safety requirements, assist with production planning, and ensure stock is available when needed to support the production team. A background in FMCG and equipment operation is preferred.

Qualifications

• Mentor and develop a team to high standards.
• Ensure safety and cost-effective practices are followed.
• Maintain stock accuracy and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Transport and store all materials to quality and hygiene standards while maintaining line efficiency.
• Operate mechanical handling equipment following training.
• Support achievement of required product throughput to meet production plans.
• Carry out duties in line with food legislation, BRC and customer food safety requirements.
• Raise equipment inefficiencies and faults to managers or department.
• Keep stores clean and hygienic, including handling ice or snow in cold store.
• Accurate completion of documentation to ensure product traceability and quality standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Quality focus

Tools

FLT

Ride-on barrows

Pedestrian pallet trucks

Job description

Stores Team Leaders will work to high, demanding standards. They will be responsible to mentor and develop the current team members within lower grades and ensure safe and cost-effective practices are adopted.

Transport and store all materials to the required standards of Quality and Hygiene while maintaining line efficiency.

• Efficiently operate mechanical handling equipment to the required standards following training
• Support achievement of the required product throughput to meet production plans
• Carry out all duties in line with food legislation, BRC and customer food safety requirements
• Raise mechanical handling equipment inefficiencies and faults with the relevant Managers or department
• Maintain all stores in a clean and hygienic manner, including any ice or snow in the cold store
• Accurate completion of all documentation required to ensure product is traceable and quality standards have been maintained, including any pallet tracking systems
• Take part in hourly reviews at performance boards and ownership of efficiency issues
• Stock taking and stock control
• Identification of sub- standard stock
• Ensure that all required stock is available for the production team at the correct quantity at the correct time

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• Mechanical handling equipment qualifications (FLT, ride on barrows, pedestrian pallet trucks)
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Basic IT Skills

Desirable

• Experience within and FMCG environment
• Experience of operating in a fast moving consumer goods environment
• Knowledge of ERP systems
• Food hygiene training to level 2

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave - 24.8 days
• Long service awards
• Employee Wellness Programmes
• Life Assurance
• Ride to Work Scheme