Warehouse Team Leader

M4 Recruitment - Bristol Division; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food manufacturing is seeking a Chilled Warehouse Team Leader to manage a fast-paced warehouse environment. The successful candidate will motivate a team, ensure safe operations, and maintain standards. This role offers benefits such as a bonus scheme, holiday allowance, and health support, with potential for permanent placement.

Benefits

22 days' holiday plus bank holiday allowance

Refer-a-friend bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted products and delivery options

Aviva pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support through Simply Health

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a busy warehouse, ideally in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong communicator with high commitment and a solutions-first approach.
• Sound knowledge of safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Guide a large team of operatives through receiving, picking and returns of chilled products.
• Control stock movements; verify codes against tickets with precision.
• Ensure rapid, safe loading/unloading of delivery vehicles.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Health & Safety Savvy

Fast-Paced Mindset

Tools

Counterbalance Forklift Licence

Powered Pallet Truck Licence

Job description

M4 Bristol are working with an established family business whoare expanding.

We are looking forChilled Warehouse Team Leader to lead the warehouse operatives in a fast paced environment.

Hours:Minimum 37.5 hrs/week, 5 days over 7 on a shift rota (multiple start times from06:00)

Overtime:Overtime pay after 40 hours at 1.25 x standard pay

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead & Motivate:Guide a large team of operatives through receiving, picking and returns of chilled products
• Own the Process:Control stock movements; verify codes against tickets with precision
• Drive Efficiency:Ensure rapid, safe loading/unloading of delivery vehicles
• Maintain Standards:Keep the warehouse spotlessly clean and compliant with Health & Safety
• Cover & Support:Step in for the Warehouse Supervisor as needed
• Build Culture:Foster an inspiring, open-communication team environment

What We’re Looking For

• Warehouse Background:Proven experience in a busy warehouse – ideally within food manufacturing or FMCG
• Fast-Paced Mindset:Thrive under tight deadlines and ever-changing priorities
• Shift Flexibility:Able to work varied start times from06:00on a rotating shift pattern
• Licence Ready:Ideally you will own a Current Counterbalance Forklift licence (and able to provide on application) or Powered Pallet Truck (PPT) licence
• Leadership Skills:Strong communicator with high commitment, motivation and a “solutions-first” approach
• Health & Safety Savvy:Sound knowledge of safe working practices and a keen eye for detail

Training Provided

• Level 2 Food Safety
• Level 2 HACCP
• Level 2 COSHH

Benefits once permanent:

• 22 days' holiday plus bank holiday allowance; with an additional day after 3 years of service.
• Refer-a-friend bonus scheme (up to £500).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted products and delivery options.
• Aviva pension scheme (4% employee, 4.5% employer contributions).
• Health and wellbeing support through Simply Health.

This is a temporary ongoing role that could become permanent following a qualifying period.

M4 Recruitment are an employment business and operates as an equal opportunities employer. Permission to place an advertisement for the above mentioned role has been given by the company mentioned