Warehouse Team Leader

Culina Group; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,573,000 - 45,874,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 20 days

Pension 4% employee / 4% employer

Life Assurance 2x salary

Wellness program (Employee Assistance)

Eye care vouchers

Rewards program

Retail discounts

Job summary

Great Bear on-site team is seeking a confident Warehouse Team Leader to supervise a small four-person crew on a rotating Days/Nights 4 on 4 off shift. You will lead shop-floor activities, ensure safety, quality and customer service standards, and handle essential admin tasks while on the floor.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and a proactive approach to problem solving, with forklift experience or licences considered an advantage.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics or distribution environment.
• Experience in a supervisory role is advantageous.
• Hands-on leadership style with ability to support and guide a small team.
• Strong communication and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and motivate a small warehouse team to deliver daily operational targets.
• Manage day-to-day shop floor operations to keep the area safe and efficient.
• Coordinate a busy loading and unloading schedule to ensure smooth operations.
• Complete safe and legal checks, compliance activity and required paperwork.
• Support palletised storage and distribution where forklift activity is key.
• Promote high standards of health, safety, housekeeping and operational discipline.
• Assist with wider warehouse duties and priorities as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Health and safety

Communication

Tools

Forklift licences

Job description

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 looking for a confident, hands‑on Warehouse Team Leader to join our busy storage and distribution operation. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being visible on the warehouse floor, supporting colleagues day to day and helping to keep a safe, efficient and well‑organised operation running smoothly.

In this role, you will support the Shift Manager in leading, motivating and developing the team, while making sure productivity, quality, health and safety, and customer service standards are achieved every day. You will play a key part in keeping the operation running smoothly and ensuring all customer requirements are delivered to a high standard.

This is not a purely office-based role. You will be responsible for supporting a small team of four colleagues, spending the majority of your time on the shop floor while also completing essential admin, compliance checks and safe and legal processes.

full‑time, permanentposition workingon a rotating Days and Nights 4 on 4 off shift pattern of06:00 to 18:00and 18:00 to 06:00

Salary: £14.80 per hour

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead, support and motivate a small warehouse team to deliver daily operational targets.
• Responsible for the day to day running of the shop floor and work closely with colleagues on the shop floor to keep the operation running safely and efficiently.
• Manage a busy loading and unloading schedule to ensure operation runs smoothly
• Complete safe and legal checks, compliance activity and any required paperwork accurately.
• Support a palletised storage and distribution operation where forklift activity plays a key part.
• Promote high standards of health, safety, housekeeping and operational discipline.
• Help ensure stock is handled, moved and stored safely in line with company procedures.
• Act as a visible point of support for colleagues, escalating issues when required.
• Assist with wider warehouse duties and operational priorities as needed.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics or distribution environment
• Previous experience in a supervisory role is advantageous
• A hands‑on leadership style with the confidence to support and guide a small team.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• A good understanding of health, safety and compliance standards.
• Forklift experience or licences would be ideal, particularly Counterbalance, Clamp or Aisle Master, although training can be provided.
• Reliability, flexibility and the ability to work rotating days and nights.

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 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!