Warehouse Team Leader

Culina; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave entitlement

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness / EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Discount platform

Job summary

Culina Logistics in Nottingham is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to oversee our chilled distribution operation. You will lead the team, ensure loading accuracy, meet despatch deadlines and uphold safety and quality standards in a 2–4°C environment.

You will drive daily targets, coordinate training, manage holidays and shift cover, and work closely with operations and HR to maintain a smooth, efficient service across sites.

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse team leader or supervisory experience.
• Strong communication skills to share information clearly and confidently.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines in a busy environment.
• Experience in a chilled environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the warehouse team, maintaining high standards of productivity, accuracy and performance.
• Deliver daily operational targets including despatch deadlines and KPIs.
• Coordinate training and compliance, ensuring staff stay qualified in loading procedures and health and safety.
• Champion health and safety, report hazards, incidents and ensure defective MHE is isolated.
• Maintain quality and hygiene standards, conduct temperature checks, and ensure HACCP procedures.
• Control activity via outbound load plans and identify improvements to reduce errors.
• Manage day-to-day people matters such as holidays, shift cover and attendance.
• Build relationships with operations, HR and other sites to ensure efficient service.

Skills

Team leadership

KPIs

MHE license

Communication

IT systems

Chilled environment

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to join our chilled distribution operation based in Nottingham. This is a hands-on role where you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of the warehouse, motivate colleagues and ensure productivity, loading accuracy and service standards consistently meet customer and company expectations.,

• Lead and motivate the warehouse team, maintaining high standards of discipline, productivity, accuracy and performance.
• Deliver daily operational targets, including despatch deadlines, delivery requirements, loading accuracy and agreed KPIs.
• Coordinate training and compliance, ensuring colleagues remain qualified in loading procedures, FLT, PPT and manual handling, with retraining arranged when required.
• Champion health and safety by enforcing procedures, reporting hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses, and ensuring defective MHE is isolated and reported correctly.
• Maintain quality and hygiene standards, including housekeeping, inbound trailer temperature checks and compliance with BRC and HACCP processes.
• Control warehouse activity by following outbound load plans, escalating issues promptly and identifying improvements that reduce errors and increase productivity.
• Manage day-to-day people matters, including holiday approvals, shift cover, timekeeping, absence monitoring, timesheets, conduct and performance concerns.
• Build effective working relationships with operations, HR, other departments and sites to support a joined-up, efficient service.

  The role is based in a chilled warehouse environment, so you will need to be comfortable working in temperatures between 2 and 4 degrees., Previous warehouse experience, ideally within a fast-paced operation. Experience in chilled environment is advantageous

• Previous team leader or supervisory experience in a similar environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to share information clearly and confidently.
• Able to prioritise workloads effectively and meet deadlines in a busy operational environment.
• MHE / PPT licence or experience is advantageous
• A proven ability to motivate teams and help deliver or exceed targets and KPIs.
• Confident using IT systems and standard computer applications.
• Professional, approachable and supportive in the way you work with others.

Who are Culina?

Culina is the UK's leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation's best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day. We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Chilled & Fresh division - from supplier to shelf, we make fresh supply chains simpler. Our expertise in temperature-controlled logistics ensures products are delivered safely, efficiently and on time, helping customers maximise availability and minimise waste.

As part of our drive to make Culina Logistics 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.

• Annual Leave - Holiday entitlement of 235 hours per annum including bank holidays.
• Pension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 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!