Internal Picking Team Leader

JJ Food Service Limited; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

JJ Food Service Limited in Sidcup is seeking a Picking Team Leader to oversee the daily picking operations and prepare goods for collection and delivery. You will lead a team within the Picking Team, report to Branch/Deputy Branch Manager, and ensure orders are fulfilled accurately.

The role requires strong communication skills, team leadership, and a commitment to health and safety. You may cover other supervisory duties, support recruitment, and drive improvements in warehouse efficiency and

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Mathematics or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience leading a team in a warehouse/picking environment.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the process of picking items for collection and delivery ensuring orders are correct.
• Communicate with Stock Control team for maintenance of accurate records.
• Ensure that goods are stored and picked at the agreed quantities, right temperature and intact packaging.
• Tour the warehouse regularly, talking to colleagues and customers to identify or resolve urgent issues.
• Ensure security of the stock and warehouse environment.
• Attend and provide feedback in management meetings.
• Identify strategies to implement cost reduction measures in activities of warehouse.
• Cover for other supervisory roles within the Warehouse where necessary.

Skills

Thorough product knowledge

Strong team building

Excellent communication

Active listening

Forklift licence preferable

Education

GCSEs including English and Mathematics

Tools

Forklift licence

Job description

Position

Picking Team Leader

To be considered for this position Internal Picking Team Leader you must be a current employee of JJ Food Service Ltd.

Group

Operations

Branch

Sidcup

Team

Picking Team

Position

Picking Team Leader

Report To

Branch Manager/Deputy Branch Manager

Warehouse Manager

Picking Manager/Picking Supervisor

Senior Picking Team Leader

Reported From

Operations Operative

Primary Responsibility

Lead the operation of picking and preparing goods for collection and delivery. List areas of daily and long-term responsibilities

• Lead the process of picking items for collection and delivery ensuring orders are correct.
• Communicate with Stock Control team for maintenance of accurate records.
• Ensure that goods are stored and picked at the agreed quantities, right temperature and intact packaging, free from damages, pest infestation.
• Ensure that freezer and chiller are running at the correct temperature and the integrity of products is maintained.
• Tour the warehouse regularly, talking to colleagues and customers to identify or resolve urgent issues
• Ensure security of the stock and warehouse environment
• Ensure there is effective communication amongst teams
• Attend and provide feedback in management meetings
• Identify strategies to implement cost reduction measures in activities of warehouse
• Cover for other supervisory roles within the Warehouse where necessary
• Deal with recruitment such as interviewing potential staff, selecting and offering jobs
• Monitor staff performance and conduct appraisals, performance reviews, and probationary meetings
• Manage employee relationship issues
• Set employee attendance and payments to the system accurately and on time
• Encourage and support employees to participate in the training
• Observe the results and provide feedback to contribute to the evaluation process
• Resolve health and safety, legal and security issues
• Ensure workplace and work equipment are safe for workers, visitors and contractors.
• Ensure that employees are trained on how to do their job and adhere to Health & Safety guidelines
• Ensure that accidents are investigated, and corrective actions taken to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure good housekeeping, and company properties are in good order. (Forklift trucks, racking, vehicles, freezer, computers, etc.)
• Report any damage of the company property to the relevant department
• Liaise with H&S/QA department on health and safety, food safety issues
• Provide feedback to enhance product performance and service delivery
• Seek to improve relations with regard to the provision of efficient communications to facilitate product development and issue management
• To ensure that the company internal/external customer care & equal opportunity policies are adhered to at all times.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures for Health & Safety
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and business requirements
• Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role and as necessary in order to achieve the objectives of the department and JJ Food Service goals.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Education

4 GCSE’s including English and Mathematics or equivalent qualifications

Physical Requirements

Lifting: The job will involve manual handling (lifting or moving products or equipment). You will be provided with training to undertake manual handling safely, using the equipment provided where necessary. Physical requirements: pushing, pulling the trolley to carry the above items occasionally. Equipment: Pump trucks, forklifts, reach truck. You will be trained to use appropriate equipment depending on the load you are required to lift.

Skills

• Thorough product knowledge
• Strong team building capacity
• Excellent communication and 'people skills'
• Actively listen to others to understand their perspective and ensure continuous understanding regardless of communication channel or audience.
• Forklift licence is preferable

It is an express condition of employment that you are prepared, whenever necessary, to transfer to alternative groups or duties within our business. During holiday periods, etc. it may be necessary for you to take over some duties normally performed by colleagues. This flexibility is essential as the type and volume of work is always subject to change, and it allows us to operate efficiently and gain maximum potential.