Night Warehouse Team Lead – KPI-Driven & Growth Focus

Reynolds Food Group; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay reviews

28 days holiday

Retail discount

Health care cash plan

Company-contributed stake holder/pensi

Job summary

Reynolds Food Group in Waltham Cross is seeking a Night Warehouse Team Leader to oversee 20+ operatives, set the pace, resolve issues, and ensure on-time, correctly picked orders to meet customer standards.

This hands-on leadership role requires experience in warehouse or logistics, a safety-first mindset, and the ability to manage shifts, performance, and use IT reports to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a team in a warehouse, distribution or logistics environment (food or chilled experience a bonus)
• Confidence managing people: absence, performance, onboarding and agency staff
• A strong understanding of warehouse KPIs, productivity and service levels
• A safety-first mindset and good knowledge of warehouse health and safety
• Good organisational and communication skills, plus confidence using reports and IT systems
• A proactive, problem-solving attitude and the energy to drive a team forward
• Flexibility to work additional hours when the operation needs it, including nights and weekends

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and coaching a team of 20+ warehouse operatives across goods in, storage, picking and dispatch
• Planning shifts, scheduling staff and managing absence, overtime, return-to-work meetings, probations and agency usage
• Keeping stock accurate through regular stock checks and strong inventory control
• Working with Quality Control to make sure picking and packing meet our high standards
• Championing health and safety, and making sure warehouse equipment such as forklifts and racking is maintained and used safely
• Producing reports on productivity, inventory and performance to support decision-making
• Spotting opportunities to improve processes, cut waste and manage costs within budget
• Onboarding and training new starters, and developing talented individuals into future leaders
• Working closely with the Operations Manager and Section Heads to keep the night operation running smoothly

Skills

Team leadership

People management

KPIs understanding

Health & safety

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Flexibility

Job description

Reynolds Food Group in Waltham Cross is seeking a Night Warehouse Team Leader to oversee 20+ operatives, set the pace, resolve issues, and ensure on-time, correctly picked orders to meet customer standards.

This hands-on leadership role requires experience in warehouse or logistics, a safety-first mindset, and the ability to manage shifts, performance, and use IT reports to drive continuous improvement.