S4 - Warehouse Team Leader

Meridian Business Support; Bridgwater Without; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday

Pension

Healthcare options

Job summary

Refresco is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for the Bridgwater site to lead a dedicated Supply team, ensuring safe, accurate and on-plan loading, storage, rotation and receipt of finished goods, raw materials, packaging and pallet stocks. You’ll drive improvements, manage audits and develop your team in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role features a 4 on 4 off shift pattern with 12-hour days and nights, a competitive package including holiday, pension, healthcare options

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Ability to own performance and drive results.
• Decisive, hands-on leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a site Supply team to deliver daily plan for finished goods, raw materials, packaging and pallets.
• Drive performance of returns, FIFO/pallet rotation and cycle count processes.
• Audit monitoring systems and manage non-conformance and corrective actions.
• Support traceability exercises and internal/external audits; manage new product trials.
• Motivate and manage team performance, training and development.
• Lead shift handovers and communicate KPIs to the next team; deliver KPIs on Safety, Quality, People, Delivery and Cost.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Continuous improvement

Lean

Tools

MHE

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse team leader to join Refresco, a global independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites worldwide including 6 sites in the UK based in Bridgwater (TA6).

Salary £41,431.99 pa (Basic £37,665.44 with a shift allowance of £3,766.55) 4 on 4 off Shift pattern - 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 days off 12 Hour shifts - Day: 07:00 to 19:00 & Night: 19:00 to 07:00 Permanent role

Benefits: 22 days holiday, pension, healthcare options, and employee benefits platform.

As Warehouse team leader, you'll lead a site Supply team, making sure every loading, storage, rotation and receipt function for finished goods, raw materials, packaging and pallet stocks is delivered safely, accurately and on plan, keeping the warehouse audit-ready at all times. No two shifts are the same - you'll be driving returns, FIFO and pallet rotation and cycle count processes, auditing compliance systems and managing non-conformances, supporting traceability exercises and internal/external audits, and leading effective shift handovers so the next team hits the ground running.

Ideally, you will be someone who enjoys leading and developing a team and takes ownership of performance. You'll motivate your team to hit targets across Safety, Quality, People, Delivery and Cost, support Continuous Improvement and Lean activities, and be confident stepping in on MHE where needed. If you're a decisive, hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Warehouse team leader : Key responsibilities

• Leading a site Supply team to deliver the daily supply plan across finished goods, raw materials, packaging and pallet stocks
• Driving performance of returns, FIFO/pallet rotation and cycle count processes and audits
• Auditing monitoring systems and managing non-conformance and corrective action processes
• Supporting traceability exercises, internal/external audits and new product trials
• Motivating and managing team performance, training and development
• Leading effective shift handovers and communicating KPIs to the oncoming team
• Delivering KPIs linked to Safety, Quality, People, Delivery and Cost