Warehouse Front Line Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo UK is seeking a Warehouse Frontline Manager in Leicester to lead a frontline team, drive shift execution, uphold standards, and continuously improve results. You will work within a fast‑moving FMCG environment, ensuring safety, quality, and efficient operations across the shift.

The role focuses on coaching, performance management, and building capable, self‑sufficient teams through empowerment and continuous improvement. A strong leader with a hands‑on approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Front line leadership in safety, operations and quality.
• Ability to connect and respect your team and be empathetic.
• Collaborate with and influence colleagues, peers and leadership.
• Strong capability in teaching, coaching, and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Role model PepsiCo values and behaviours on every shift.
• Champion Safety First and drive safe working practices.
• Maintain quality and food safety standards and audit readiness.
• Govern processes and equipment standards to drive performance.
• Inspire and coach direct reports to build a high‑performing team.
• Manage attendance, performance and conduct of team members.
• Take ownership of outputs for your area of accountability.
• Collaborate with site stakeholders to improve KPIs across the scorecard.

Skills

Front line leadership

Safety leadership

Coaching

People management

Performance management

Communication

Results driven

Empathy

Team development

Job description

Overview

Location: Leicester

Shift Pattern: standard hours, Monday-Friday

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time*

This role is ideal for experienced Shift Managers, Warehouse Leaders, or Operations Supervisors with 2+ years' frontline leadership experience, looking to grow their leadership career in FMCG.

At PepsiCo UK, we're proud to make some of the nation's favourite snacks and drinks-like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we're also home to one of the world's largest crisp factories in Leicester.

About the role

As a Warehouse Frontline Manager, you will act as the single point of leadership for your frontline team, making key decisions throughout the shift to ensure strong performance. You will drive execution, uphold core standards, and work closely with the line structure to continuously improve results and build team capability.

Responsibilities

• The FLM must role model high standards by consistently demonstrating and reinforcing PepsiCo values & behaviours.
• Champion Safety First, Safety Always on shift by adoption of established safety systems and ways of working.
• Demonstrate good warehousing practices and housekeeping standards to ensure everyday audit readiness. Drive to maintain and improve quality & food safety standards at all times and responsible for all quality systems compliance
• Adherence and governance of processes and equipment standards to drive performance.
• Manage and inspire employee performance and career growth . Develop and sustain a high-performing, self-sufficient team through coaching, empowerment, and continuous improvement
• Manage attendance, performance and conduct of direct reports
• Overall responsibility for all outputs of area of accountability
• Work with WSOP and site stakeholders to continuously improve key performance metrics across a balanced scorecard

Qualifications

• Demonstrated front line leadership in safety, operations and quality and experience of developing others to build autonomous, high-performing teams
• Ability to connect and respect your team and be empathetic
• Collaborate with and influence colleagues, peers and leadership.
• Strong capability in teaching, coaching, and developing others.
• Demonstrates leadership through consistent actions and behaviours.
• Effective communication skills, including active listening, positive confrontation, and assertiveness when needed.
• Proven ability to deliver results
• Personal commitment to self-development is required for the role.
• Flexible mindset and willingness to adapt and flow to the work, including training and tasks required to deliver line Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Governance of standards and building positive cultures