Warehouse Team Leader - Nights

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.

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.

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.

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, Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today