Section Leader, Nights

Gousto; Warrington; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Gousto is hiring a Section Leader for the Nights shift (Purple). You will be the primary point of contact for operatives across production areas, supporting line flow and escalation of issues to team leaders and supervisors.

You will drive GMP standards, deliver KPIs, and lead briefings. The role requires prior leadership, strong organisation, and excellent communication within a fast-paced warehouse.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in influencing/leading a team.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident and forward-thinking team player with good communication.
• Knowledge of warehouse fulfilment and target-driven environment.
• Strong teamwork to ensure orders are on time and complete.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to lead team briefs.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line support within your area for issues such as PPE, Station Ownership Cards, blockages, and tote out conveyors.
• Complete good-to-go checks daily within the required timeframe.
• Help deliver and uphold GMP standards in your area.
• Provide feedback to team members and collaborate with agencies.
• Support the delivery of operational KPIs and report discrepancies.
• Escalate issues to team leaders and supervisors.
• Report near misses or hazards and promote safety awareness on site.

Skills

Team leadership

Organisational skills

Team player

Warehouse fulfillment

Attention to detail

Google Sheets

Communication skills

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Tools

Google Sheets

Job description

Company Description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK and Ireland’s most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. Gousto customers choose recipes they like to cook and ta-dah - we deliver the perfectly measured ingredients to their door. Skip the supermarket queue, and create delicious meals! It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!

Company Description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK and Ireland’s most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. Gousto customers choose recipes they like to cook and ta-dah - we deliver the perfectly measured ingredients to their door. Skip the supermarket queue, and create delicious meals! It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!

Job Description

Shift: Nights (Purple)

6pm-6am 4 on 4 off - Due to the shift rotation you will need to be available to work across every day of the week if relevant.

£16.78 per hour

Team And Role Overview

As a Section Leader, you will be the primary point of contact for operatives working within the different production areas, supporting them to deliver the requirements of that specific area whilst being the first point of contact for any escalation of issues to the team leaders and supervisors. You will work alongside the other section leaders to ensure good line flow and ensure good saturation of the line.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide first line support within your area of any issues that may arise, including but not limited to PPE, Station Ownership Cards, box blockages and tote out conveyors
• Complete good to go checks daily in the correct timeframe
• Help deliver and drive the GMP standards in your area
• Providing feedback to team members and working with the agencies
• Support in the delivery of operational KPIs and feedback any discrepancies or misses
• Escalate any issues to team leaders and supervisors
• Reporting of any near misses or hazards and be a key part in raising the safety awareness on site.

Who You Are

• Previous experience in influencing/leading a team
• Excellent Organisational Skills
• Confident and Forward thinking team player
• Knowledge of warehouse fulfillment and the importance of targets in this environment
• A super-star team worker in order to ensure our customers receive their orders on time and in full!
• Excellent attention to detail, flexibility and problem solving
• High level of computer literacy, in particular google sheets
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead team briefs

Qualifications

• Food Safety Level 2

Additional Information

Gousto is for everyone:

Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business, we lead with inclusivity and stride for equity in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.

Everyone is welcome, and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.

We understand that some individuals may require reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the interview process. Please tell us what you need, and we will make every effort to accommodate. (Eg, Extra time or systems accommodations)