Chilled Warehouse Team Leader
Location: Tewkesbury
Hours: Minimum 37.5 hrs/week, 5 days over 7 on a shift rota (multiple start times from 06:00)
About the Role
Are you a dynamic warehouse professional with Food Manufacturing or FMCG experience? Ready to thrive in a high-octane, fast-paced environment? Join Cotteswold Dairy – an independent, family-owned dairy established in 1938 – and lead a team of operatives in our Chilled Warehouse, delivering the freshest, finest quality products every day.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead & Motivate: Guide a large team of operatives through receiving, picking and returns of chilled products
- Own the Process: Control stock movements; verify codes against tickets with precision
- Drive Efficiency: Ensure rapid, safe loading/unloading of delivery vehicles
- Maintain Standards: Keep the warehouse spotlessly clean and compliant with Health & Safety
- Cover & Support: Step in for the Warehouse Supervisor as needed
- Build Culture: Foster an inspiring, open-communication team environment
What We’re Looking For
- Warehouse Background: Proven experience in a busy warehouse – ideally within food manufacturing or FMCG
- Fast-Paced Mindset: Thrive under tight deadlines and ever-changing priorities
- Shift Flexibility: Able to work varied start times from 06:00 on a rotating shift pattern
- Licence Ready: Ideally you will own a Current Counterbalance Forklift licence (and able to provide on application) or Powered Pallet Truck (PPT) licence
- Leadership Skills: Strong communicator with high commitment, motivation and a “solutions-first” approach
- Health & Safety Savvy: Sound knowledge of safe working practices and a keen eye for detail
What You’ll Get
- Competitive salary with overtime enhancements above 40 hours
- Comprehensive training and development – build your leadership career
- Pension, holiday entitlement and staff-discounted dairy products
- Be part of a supportive, community-focused team at the heart of sustainable dairy
Training Provided
- Level 2 Food Safety
- Level 2 HACCP
- Level 2 COSHH