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 theYday-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 Nightsbetween 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
- Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers
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