Warehouse Team Leader - Nights

Gousto; Warrington; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading meal kit company in Warrington is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to oversee operations and ensure compliance with procedures. The role requires leadership experience, excellent organizational skills, and a focus on health and safety. Responsibilities include driving operational KPIs, training team members, and communicating targets effectively. This position offers a competitive hourly rate and a chance to work in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have experience with Mechanical Handling Equipment and a commitment to delivering quality service.

Benefits

21 days paid leave

40% Gousto discount

Life Assurance

Gym Flex discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role leading a team.
• High level of computer literacy, especially in Google Sheets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a warehouse team and ensure compliance with procedures.
• Ensure health and safety is prioritized in all plans and activities.
• Drive the delivery of operational KPIs, including OTIF.

Skills

Leadership experience

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Mechanical Handling Equipment certification

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems (JDA)

Radio Data Terminals

Job description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK and Ireland’s most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. Gousto customers choose recipes they like to cook and ta-dah - we deliver the perfectly measured ingredients to their door. Skip the supermarket queue, and create delicious meals! It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!

Job Description

Shift: Nights, 6pm-6am, 4 on 4 off - Due to the shift rotation you will need to be available to work across every day of the week if relevant, i.e. 4 on 4 off.

£17.28 per hour

Why Gousto?

Our warehouse team are vital to the success of Gousto. Our Spalding and Warrington warehouses have:

• Good transport links
• Free on-site parking
• Great opportunity to progress with us where you align to our guiding Principles - Dream, Deliver, Care
• We provide PPE such as a warm coat and safety boots and full training is given.

Company Benefits

• 21 days paid leave
• 40% Gousto discount, Your first Gousto box FREE, 15% Gousto discount for friends and family
• Life Assurance, Pension and Giving at Gousto scheme
• Access to Aviva digital GP and wellness app, glasses & eye test contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym Flex; up to 40% discount on over 3000 gyms
• ‘Perk Pantry’ with recognition, 1000’s of discounted and cash back deals from retailers
• Employee assistance scheme

Team and Role Overview

Our Warehouse team are responsible for ensuring the inbound and outbound operations of Gousto are continuously moving, ensuring that all ingredients are where they need to be for the production team to ensure we meet customer demand.

As a Warehouse Team Leader you will be responsible for overseeing a team, ensuring procedures are being followed, and role‑modeling our Gousto Ownership Principles. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of operational Key Performance Indicators including On time in full, Good Manufacturing Practices and quality standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with MHE training and ongoing good practice in use of the equipment, including MHE audits and and working with the onsite MHE trainer
• Ensure that health and safety is given high priority and is considered in plans, actions and activities
• Help build, train and develop high performing teams, and define clear career progression opportunities, completing 1‑1’s and regular feedback sessions.
• Complete initial employee relations meetings including return to works as required and first stage absence reviews
• Partner with the planning, supply chain and logistics team for requirements and fulfillment.
• Drive the delivery of operational KPI’s, including OTIF
• Ensure efficient vehicle unloading times.
• Work with and communicate shift targets in senior leadership meetings and daily huddles.

Who You Are

• Experience in a similar role leading a team
• Excellent Organisational Skills
• Confident and Forward thinking team player
• Knowledge of warehouse fulfillment and the importance of targets in this environment
• A super‑star team worker in order to ensure our customers receive their orders on time and in full!
• Excellent attention to detail, flexibility and problem solving
• High level of computer literacy, in particular google sheets
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead team briefs
• Previous experience of dealing with employee relations including return to works and first stage absence reviews

Qualifications

• Food Safety Level 2
• Previous certification/experience of competence with Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Warehouse Management Systems – preferable JDA
• Experience working with Radio Data Terminals
• Experience in automated fulfilment
• HACCP advantageous but not essential

Additional Information

Gousto is for everyone:

Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.

Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile. And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair.

For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.

If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please let us know.