Team Leader

The Felix Project; Enfield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Felix Project is seeking a proactive Warehouse Team Leader for our Enfield depot. You will lead a team of staff and volunteers to run a mixed chilled and ambient food warehouse, ensure accurate stock handling, and uphold health and safety standards.

You will coordinate daily activities, use our Warehouse Management System, and train the team. A hands-on leader with strong organisational and customer service skills will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Experience leading warehouse teams.
• Background in warehouse operations preferred.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Commitment to health and safety.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems.
• Ability to plan routes and train staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of staff and volunteers in a warehouse handling chilled and ambient food.
• Manage relationships with community organisations served.
• Operate and utilise the Warehouse Management System.
• Move stock using pallet truck or by hand.
• Ensure the warehouse is clean, safe and efficiently run.
• Conduct daily briefings on priorities and safety.
• Carry out regular stock counts of stored food.
• Handle product recalls appropriately.
• Oversee Goods In, Warehouse Management, Goods Out and procedures.
• Plan routes for movement of stock and resources.
• Train staff and volunteers to maintain standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Stock management

Health & safety

Route planning

Staff training

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for the Warehouse Team Leader to play a key role in our depot operations, with exceptional organisation skills, excellent people skills, attention to detail and a positive 'can do' attitude'. Ideally, you will have a background in warehousing or other operational roles, however, we are willing to train people who are passionate about our cause, have an excellent work ethic, and have strong customer service skills., The role is subject to a degree of flexibility but initially, the Team Leader will be involved with the following activities:

• Managing a team of staff and volunteers to run a warehouse of chilled and ambient food
• Customer relations management of the community organisations we work with
• Proper use of our Warehouse Management System
• Physically moving stock around on warehouse on a pallet truck or by hand
• Ensuring the warehouse is clean, safe and efficiently run
• Daily briefings of staff and volunteers of the days priorities and what to be aware of
• Carry out regular stock counts of food we are storing
• Appropriately handle product recalls
• Day to day problem solving
• Covering Goods In, Warehouse Management Duties and Goods Out and general procedures
• Responsible for yourself and your team's adherence to Health and Safety regulations
• Route Planning
• Training staff and volunteers

Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in you job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time.

We are seeking a proactive and compassionate Warehouse Team Leader with experience in warehouse operations, ideally within a charitable or food distribution setting. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a hands-on approach, and the ability to motivate and support a diverse team of staff and volunteers. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to health and safety are essential. A genuine passion for tackling food poverty and supporting vulnerable communities is key to success in this role.

Essential Criteria

• Passion for learning and improving processes as a leader and as part of a team
• Positive attitude for finding work for yourself and your team
• Attention to detail
• Committed to reducing food waste and fighting food poverty
• Proactive attitude to understanding a problem
• Flexibility and a team player
• Observant at foreseeing issues and confident at communicating appropriately to others
• Passionate about delivering a high-quality service to the customer and in-the-moment problem solving

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of warehousing best practices in the food sector
• Has good I.T skills including Microsoft Office and basic databases
• Excellent communication skills
• Good at prioritising own and others work.
• Able to create a plan
• Experience working to deadlines and under pressure
• Experience working with neurodiverse people
• Has used a customer relations management tool before
• Confidence to drive one of our vans
• Full UK Driving Licence (with no more than 6 points) held for at least 1 year - Age: over 21 for insurance purposes
• Experience using a forklift

Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK's food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.

We're about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives., At Felix, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.

Hours/Days per week:

37.5 hours per week, Shift basis - 5 days out of 7. Any 7.5 hrs between 0700 and 1800

Requirements:

Felix can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do ask questions regarding unspent criminal records

We are Felix

We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.