Chilled Warehouse Team Leader
Location:
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Hours:
Minimum of 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7 on a rotating shift pattern (various start times from 06:00)
Cotteswold Dairy, one of the UKs leading independent family-owned dairies, is seeking an experienced and motivated
Chilled Warehouse Team Leader
to join our busy warehouse and distribution operation in Tewkesbury. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic warehouse professional with food manufacturing, FMCG, or chilled logistics experience to lead a team in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled environment.
The Role
Chilled Warehouse Team Leader
As a Chilled Warehouse Team Leader, you will oversee daily operations in our chilled warehouse, ensuring accurate receiving, picking, packing, and dispatch of chilled dairy products. You will lead and motivate a team of warehouse operatives, maintaining high standards of efficiency, health and safety, and product quality. This hands-on role involves coordinating stock movements, managing manual handling tasks, and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-moving logistics and distribution setting.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, supervise, and motivate warehouse operatives to achieve operational targets
Manage stock movements, ensuring product codes match picking tickets
Oversee safe and efficient loading and unloading of delivery vehicles
Ensure safe manual handling procedures are followed at all times
Maintain a clean, safe, and organised chilled warehouse environment
Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and food hygiene standards
Provide training, coaching, and support to team members
Cover for the Warehouse Supervisor as required
What Were Looking For
Proven experience in a busy warehouse environment
ideally in food manufacturing, FMCG, chilled distribution, or logistics
Strong leadership and communication skills with a solutions-focused approach
Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
Flexibility to work different shifts, including early starts from 06:00
Knowledge of safe working practices and strong attention to detail
Ideally a current Counterbalance Forklift Licence or Powered Pallet Truck (PPT) licence
training available for suitable candidates
Training Provided
Level 2 Food Safety
Level 2 HACCP
Level 2 COSHH
Benefits
Competitive salary with overtime enhancements after 40 hours
22 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing after 3 years of service
Refer-a-friend bonus scheme (up to £500)
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted products and delivery options
Aviva pension scheme (4% employee, 4.5% employer contributions)
Health and wellbeing support through Simply Health
Opportunities for career progression and leadership development
If youre a proactive and experienced warehouse professional looking to take the next step in your career as a
Chilled Warehouse Team Leader
in a respected logistics and distribution environment, wed love to hear from you.
About Cotteswold Dairy
Since 1938, Cotteswold Dairy has flourished from a modest milk rounddelivering just 30 gallons a day using a bucket and ladleinto one of the UKs most respected independent, family-run dairies, rooted in Tewkesbury. Built on the founding values of quality, service, and cleanliness, the business has remained committed to those principles spanning three generations, now under the leadership of Managing Director George Workman.
Today, we process, pack, and deliver over 100 million litres of milk and dairy products each year to doorstep customers and businesses across England and Wales, operating from multiple depots and a modern production site in Tewkesbury.
At our heart lies a strong ethical and environmental commitment. We partner with local farms within a 60-mile radiusmany Red Tractor-certifiedpromoting sustainable farming practices, animal welfare, and minimal environmental impact. Weve championed eco-friendly initiatives for decades, including returnable glass bottles, electric milk floats, telematics for efficient logistics, and zero waste-to-landfill operations.
More than a business, Cotteswold Dairy is a values-driven community dedicated to delivering wholesome, high-quality dairy products while nurturing people, our communities, and our planetmaking us a compelling and meaningful place to build your career.
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