Warehouse Team Leader

Our Vacancies; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a dedicated individual to join their logistics team in Hatfield. This role involves managing stock, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, and maintaining efficient operations in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in logistics, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to meeting deadlines. In return, the company offers a competitive salary, benefits including holidays and pension contributions, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Employee discounts

Wellbeing Centre access

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to operate in fast-paced environments and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Experience with stock counting and receipting of goods.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Report to management for performance oversight.
• Ensure timely delivery of products to customers.
• Maintain compliance with quality and safety regulations.
• Accurate order picking and adherence to budget levels.
• Maintain cleanliness in work areas.

Skills

Logistics management

Stock management

Attention to detail

Pest control skills

Ability to meet deadlines

Tools

RDT gun

Job description

Shift Time: 9pm to 5:30am

Shift Pattern: 5 from 7

Pay Rate: Monday to Saturday £15.35 - Sunday £16.35 per hour

Overtime: Time and a quarter after 42 hours

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

You will be working for our Hatfield DTS site – a major picking depot, employing more than 180 colleagues and operating a fleet of more than 80 vehicles. The depot serves major convenience retailers in the region.

What you’ll be doing

• Reporting to the Warehouse Manager and Supervisor to achieve the required performance through effective direction and control of the Depot and team
• Ensuring that the required products can be delivered to our customers in a timely manner
• Operating efficiently thus ensuring the quality and safety of food goods and compliance with legislative and group standards
• Ensuring effective and accurate order picking within the agreed time scales to achieve the correct service levels for our customers' requirements.
• Ensuring company policy is adhered to on all aspects of administration in particular to ensure BRC compliance.
• Ensure operations are maintained within forecasted budgets levels at all times.
• Site presented to audit standards at all times.

What we are looking for:

• Breaking down inbound stock, conducting accurate stock counts and receipting of goods using an RDT gun.
• Learning the Critical Control Point area which includes performing temperature checks, checking best before dates, practicing pest control and ensuring the tidiness of the inbound vehicles.
• Working in a fast-paced environment and able to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Logging product shortages and reporting them to the Management Team at the depot at the end of each shift.
• Ensuring all trays are stacked and kept in the designated place before the shift ends.
• Maintaining the depot's cleanliness and tidiness in work areas at all times.
• Ensuring all PPE issued is worn at all times.

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.