Warehouse Team Leader - Nights

Culina Group Limited; Evesham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collision Free Year

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Employee recognition prizes

Job summary

Fowler Welch in Evesham is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for our chilled distribution operation. This hands-on role drives day-to-day operations, motivates staff, and ensures accuracy, productivity and safety.

The role runs Wednesday to Saturday nights, 18:00–06:00, in a cold environment (2–4°C). Salary £38,763 per annum with a range of benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading warehouse teams in fast-paced operations.
• Ability to communicate clearly with diverse teams and departments.
• Familiarity with health, safety and quality standards in warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the warehouse team to maintain high productivity and accuracy.
• Deliver daily targets including despatch deadlines and KPIs.
• Coordinate training on loading procedures, MHE, PPT and manual handling.

Skills

Team leadership

Warehouse experience

Communication

IT literacy

Chilled environment

Tools

MHE knowledge

PPT licence

Job description

Company Description

Fowler Welch – a multi-award winning logistics provider who deliver a range of products and services to retailers and wholesalers across the nation. We live by a simple set of values: to delight our customers, maximise our efficiency, be socially responsible and promote being an employer of choice.

Company Description

Fowler Welch – a multi-award winning logistics provider who deliver a range of products and services to retailers and wholesalers across the nation. We live by a simple set of values: to delight our customers, maximise our efficiency, be socially responsible and promote being an employer of choice.

Job Description

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

The role is based in a chilled warehouse environment, so you will need to be comfortable working in temperatures between 2 and 4 degrees.

Shift Pattern

This is a full‑time, permanent position working Wednesday to Saturday Nights between 18:00hrs - 06:00hrs.

Salary

£38763 per annum

What you’ll be doing

• 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.

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• 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
• 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.

Additional Information

In return, we offer

• Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
• Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
• Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers

When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients,