Job Title: Warehouse Team Leader
Reporting To: Depot Manager
Salary Range: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum FTE
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Enfield - North London
Hours/Days per week: 37.5 hours per week, Shift basis - 5 days out of 7.Any 7.5 hrs between 0700 and 1800
Requirements: The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.
About The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity. Our vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. We aim to reduce the negative impact food waste has on the environment by working with the food industry to rescue high quality surplus produce, that would otherwise have gone to waste. This food is sorted at one of our four depots or turned into meals in Felix’s Kitchen. It is then distributed to over 1,200 community organisations, such as food banks, homeless shelters and primary schools, all of whom are working within communities across London to feed people experiencing hunger.
Our Values
Our values set the tone for our organisational culture and reflects how we do everything at The Felix Project including our recruitment & Selection process.
Purpose of the Job
We are looking for the Warehouse Team Leader to play a key role in our depot operations, with exceptional organisation skills, excellent people skills, attention to detail and a positive ‘can do’ attitude’. Ideally, you will have a background in warehousing or other operational roles, however, we are willing to train people who are passionate about our cause, have an excellent work ethic, and have strong customer service skills.
Duties and Responsibilities
The role is subject to a degree of flexibility but initially, the Team Leader will be involved with the following activities:
- Managing a team of staff and volunteers to run a warehouse of chilled and ambient food
- Customer relations management of the community organisations we work with
- Proper use of our Warehouse Management System
- Physically moving stock around on warehouse on a pallet truck or by hand
- Ensuring the warehouse is clean, safe and efficiently run
- Daily briefings of staff and volunteers of the days priorities and what to be aware of
- Carry out regular stock counts of food we are storing
- Appropriately handle product recalls
- Day to day problem solving
- Covering Goods In, Warehouse Management Duties and Goods Out and general procedures
- Responsible for yourself and your team’s adherence to Health and Safety regulations
- Route Planning
- Training staff and volunteers
Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in your job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time.
Person Specification
We are seeking a proactive and compassionate Warehouse Team Leader with experience in warehouse operations, ideally within a charitable or food distribution setting. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a hands-on approach, and the ability to motivate and support a diverse team of staff and volunteers. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to health and safety are essential. A genuine passion for tackling food poverty and supporting vulnerable communities is key to success in this role.
Essential Criteria:
- Passion for learning and improving processes as a leader and as part of a team
- Positive attitude for finding work for yourself and your team
- Attention to detail
- Committed to reducing food waste and fighting food poverty
- Proactive attitude to understanding a problem
- Flexibility and a team player
- Observant at foreseeing issues and confident at communicating appropriately to others
- Passionate about delivering a high-quality service to the customer and in-the-moment problem solving
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge of warehousing best practices in the food sector
- Has good I.T skills including Microsoft Office and basic databases
- Excellent communication skills
- Good at prioritising own and others work.
- Able to create a plan
- Experience working to deadlines and under pressure
- Experience working with neurodiverse people
- Has used a customer relations management tool before
- Confidence to drive one of our vans
- Full UK Driving Licence (with no more than 6 points) held for at least 1 year over age 21 for insurance purposes
- Experience using a forklift
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
At The Felix Project, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.
Application procedure
Once you apply you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted.
Recruitment timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
