Team Leader

**ABOUT LINEAGE**

At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job - it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature controlled logistics solutions. Driven by our core values, we’re re imagining the global food supply chain. As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.

**WHY LINEAGE?**

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage as Cold Store Team Leader Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions. A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements.

Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energising and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

**JOB PURPOSE**:
To direct, control and monitor all Coldstore teams. To ensure all staff follows company procedures for loading and unloading vehicles. Ensure daily functions such as stock checks and hygiene are completed, and that Administration functions are updated and correct.

**ACCOUNTABILITY**:
On shift basis, direct, monitor and control all staff in the performance of their allocated functions. Ensure that targets and standards are achieved, and procedures followed.

During Shift Managers absence periods the team leader will be able to cover the shift manager’s roles to ensure that all operational and admin functions are completed.

Complete all clerical functions/records required by the operation such as all receipts and dispatches finalised during the shift, all temperatures recorded, all cleaning for their zone completed/stock checks/probe checks.

Support and assist staff on their team and maintain a safe and efficient team by monitoring and identifying any health & safety issues that may arise.

Monitor and control the use of MHE equipment to ensure the proper and necessary care and attention is applied when using them and to report all defects and damage to higher management,

Ensure that their team complies and operates within the H&S and food hygiene guidelines as laid down within the company safety codes of practise.

Identify training needs within the team and follow the rules set out in this document.

**COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES**

Ensure communication with the Shift Manager is fluid and accurate

Ensure operatives check best before dates, quality of packaging and quantity on the pallet against that advised on the computer

Ensure operatives check the product description and pack size is clear and that it is correct as stated on the computer

Ensure operatives check and record batch number on customer stock (if applicable) and enter onto the computer

Ensure operatives check and record weights on pallets or cases as specified by the customer

To make sure that operatives are checking driver’s keys are on the hooks on the loading bay to avoid accidents

Check that all charges are applied to customer’s accounts for all extra work involved in unloading such as inverting/wrapping etc...

Make sure operatives are checking all Company & Third-Party trailers are clean prior to loading or unloading.

Always handover uncompleted work in detail to the next shift. Complete a shift handover report at the end of each shift

Control of reach drivers, to ensure odd pallets are retrieved in a timely manner to complete loads.

SHIFT - 4 ON 4 OFF DAYS 06:00 - 18:00

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Peterborough, PE7 3AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- First-Line Managers: 1 year (preferred)
- Team management: 1 year (preferred)