Warehouse Team Leader

Culina Group Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days

Pension 4% employee + 4% employer

Life Assurance 2x salary

Wellness/EAP 24/7

Eye care vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Over 50 retailer discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, seeks a Team Leader for the Panattoni Park site in Northampton. You will lead the Co-Pack and Labelling Teams, support the Shift Manager, and drive safe, productive operations through hands-on leadership during the night shift.

This permanent role offers a structured, team-focused environment with opportunities to train staff, conduct daily briefings, and ensure health and safety policies are followed.

Qualifications

• Strong warehouse experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive and able to make decisions.
• Good warehouse and logistics operation knowledge.
• Computer literate.
• Professional, approachable and helpful.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supporting and managing the Co-Pack and Labelling Teams.
• Supporting the Shift Manager and Shift Supervisors with disciplinary and grievance investigations and interviews.
• Carrying out return to work interviews.
• Managing and motivating the team ensuring that productivity is achieved.
• Developing and training all team members so that their contributions can be maximized.
• Carrying out daily briefings ensuring that the team is kept up to date with all relevant information.
• Ensuring that all areas of the warehouse comply with the Companies Health & Safety and hygiene policies.
• Ensuring that the shift performance is achieved.
• Ensuring that the available resources are utilized to their full potential at all times.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Communication skills

Decision making

Logistics knowledge

Computer literacy

Professional demeanor

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired! We are now looking for a Team Leader for our Panattoni Park site on a Full time and permanent contract.

Job Description

Shift Pattern- 5on2off Start time:22:00 Finish time:06:00

Salary- £13.75 per hour + £1.00 per hour Team Leader supplement.

• Leading, supporting and managing the Co-Pack and Labelling Teams.
• Supporting the Shift Manager and Shift Supervisors with disciplinary and grievance investigations and interviews.
• Carrying out return to work interviews.
• Managing and motivating the team ensuring that productivity is achieved.
• Developing and training all team members so that their contributions can be maximized.
• Carrying out daily briefings ensuring that the team is kept up to date with all relevant information.
• Ensuring that all areas of the warehouse comply with the Companies Health & Safety and hygiene policies.
• Ensuring that the shift performance is achieved.
• Ensuring that the available resources are utilized to their full potential at all times.

Qualifications

• Strong Warehouse Experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive and able to make decisions.
• Good warehouse and logistics operation knowledge.
• Computer literate.
• Professional, approachable and helpful.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - 20 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x 2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!