Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager

The Opportunity

Pineapple Recruitment has partnered with a highly successful, established business launching a brand-new start-up venture in Redditch within the Food Services / Food Distribution Sector.

We are seeking a hands-on, entrepreneurial Warehouse Manager to build, lead, and shape day-to-day warehouse activities from scratch. Backed by the financial security of an industry leader, this role offers total autonomy to create structure on a blank canvas. Best of all, it features a rare Warehouse schedule of Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm along with enhanced benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Greenfield Operations: Establish and oversee all initial warehouse workflows (goods-in, strategic storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and stock control) for ambient food operations.
• Team Building: Lead the recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management of a brand-new warehouse team.
• Compliance & Food Safety: Implement and maintain full compliance with food hygiene, HACCP, health & safety, and UK food industry regulations.
• Systems & Data: Support the rollout and optimisation of a new Warehouse Management System (WMS), manage operational budgets, and track start-up KPIs.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven warehouse or operations management experience within food services, FMCG, or food distribution.
• Solid understanding of food safety standards, HACCP principles, and UK health & safety regulations.
• Experience implementing or optimising Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• A proactive, solution-focused leadership style comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• Desirable: IOSH/NEBOSH or Food Hygiene certifications.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary of £45,000 per annum.
• Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM shift pattern.
• Company Pension, Healthcare, Life Insurance, 25 days holiday, plus an extra day off for your birthday + Bank Holidays

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