Night Team Leader
Wednesday to Sunday inclusive
£35,000 PA after successful probationary Period £37,500
Purpose of the position
To lead the night picking belt so orders are completed safely, accurately and on time. The role also supports the Night Manager and Night Operations Manager and provides practical cover when either manager is away from the business.
Main responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day running of the night picking belt and allocate employees to the right positions.
- Brief the team on workload, priorities and any important customer or product requirements.
- Monitor picking pace, order accuracy and product quality, carrying out spot checks where required.
- Coach pickers, new starters and agency employees and maintain clear standards of conduct and performance.
- Provide hands-on support during busy periods, late orders or employee shortages.
- Work closely with loading, stock, administration and transport teams to keep orders moving.
- Support the night managers, provide agreed cover when either is absent and complete a clear handover.
- Respond calmly to shift issues and maintain Health and Safety, food hygiene, housekeeping and security standards.
Person specification
Essential
- Previous night-shift working experience.
- Previous team-leader or supervisory experience in a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing or similar operation.
- Experience of high-volume order picking, ideally using a picking belt or conveyor.
- Confident leading a team, allocating work and maintaining standards.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly around product quality and order accuracy.
- Calm and practical when plans change or problems arise.
- Basic computer literacy and confidence using scanners or warehouse systems.
- Able to work the Wednesday-to-Sunday night pattern in a chilled environment, typically 2°C to 5°C.
Desirable
- Experience in foodservice, fresh produce or chilled distribution.
- Food hygiene, Health and Safety, first-aid or forklift qualifications.
Part-Time Multi-Drop Delivery Driver – Mondays and Saturdays Only
Pay: £110 per day
Hours: 3:00am–12:00 noon
Working days: Monday and Saturday
The role
You will deliver customer orders every Monday and Saturday, starting at 3:00am and normally finishing at approximately 12:00 noon.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Loading and checking your vehicle before departure.
- Completing multi-drop deliveries within an allocated area.
- Checking that orders are complete and in good condition.
- Occasionally collecting orders from local suppliers.
- Providing friendly and professional service to customers.
- Accurately recording delivery times, proof of delivery, fridge temperatures and returned products.
- Completing required vehicle safety checks.
- Refuelling the vehicle at the end of your shift.
- Driving safely, responsibly and in accordance with the Highway Code.
- Representing Ribble Farm positively while on the road and at customer premises.
What we are looking for
You will need:
- A full UK, EU or EEA driving licence held for at least 12 months.
- No more than three penalty points on your licence.
- At least three years’ driving experience.
- Previous delivery or light commercial vehicle experience is preferred.
- A reliable and punctual approach.
- A friendly, approachable manner.
- Good customer-service skills.
- The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- The physical ability to load, unload and deliver foodservice products.
- A Driver CPC qualification would be advantageous but is not essential for this position.
Because of the early start time, you must be able to travel reliably to our Longridge site for 3:00am.
What we offer
- £110 per working day.
- Permanent Monday and Saturday shifts.
- Pro-rata holiday entitlement.
- Pension.
- Employee discount.
- Ribble Farm branded uniform.
- The opportunity to build lasting relationships with an established group of customers.
Part Time 7.5 Ton Multi Drop Driver
Pay: £120.00 per day
The Role
The ideal candidate will need at least one year’s experience working as a multiple drop delivery driver, driving a 7.5 Ton Wagon and hold a UK/EU/EEA Drivers licence. For insurance purposes must be over the age of 21.
This position is based out of our Preston depot (PR3 3BT), requiring any candidate able to make their own way to and from work.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our customer receives an on-time delivery with a friendly attitude, as a representative of the Ribble brand.
Part Time
03:00am – 12.00pm (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Salary to be increased after satisfactory completion of 3-month probation period.
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Pension
- Free parking
- Company Uniform
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
- Loading of the vehicles as required, checking while loading.
- Ensure all deliveries are made in a safe and timely manner.
- Obtain signed PODs at each delivery location, using the company’s preferred method, checking off each order as delivered.
- There will be occasional collection of goods from our local suppliers.
- Must be capable of lifting heavy items and performing physical tasks as needed.
- Report any required changes to the route order, to ensure the most cost-effective route is always followed.
- Report any customer issue during debrief, such as invoicing/delivery discrepancies.
- Collect payment from customers as required, checking any cash payments received and keep money securely until handed into accounts dept.
- Rejection of any products by the customer must be reported to the office when debriefing takes place.
- No goods must be collected without prior approval.
- Ensure any returned product is shown to the Warehouse Manager prior to putting back into stock.
- Conduct daily vehicle checks completing paperwork/software provided by the company. Report any vehicle defects to the Transport Manager.
- Report any accidents or vehicle damage to the Transport Manager, recording on the company’s accident report forms.
- Ensure returnable trays are returned daily.
- Empty vehicle of any boxes etc. recycling or disposing of as required.
- Rinse/wash any returnable trays as required, placing clean trays in designated area.
- Routinely clean vehicles inside and out.
- Ensure vehicle are fuelled up regularly for the following day.
- If required assist with warehouse duties.
Multi Drop Driver
Pay: £110.00 per day
Job Description:
*This job is 5 Days per Week including Saturday*
The Role
Your daily responsibilities will be:
- Delivering a number of orders to customers in a particular area.
- Occasionally pick up our local supplier orders.
- Loading your van in order to make sure all products are present and of the quality required.
- Serving with a smile, building relationships and eventually trust with your customers over a period of time.
- Driving safely and responsibly within the law. You will be representing the Ribble brand in a positive way while on UK roads.
- To accurately record data such as delivery times, proof of deliveries, fridge temperatures and returned products.
- Conducting checks on your vehicle when required to make sure it’s road worthy, although we have a full-time mechanic on site to assist.
- Filling your van up with fuel daily.
What you will need
- A valid UK/EU/EEA Driving Licence which has been held for 12+ months, with no more than 3 penalty points on.
- To be someone who is about passionate about people and always strives to deliver a quality service to your customers.
- A positive attitude.
- An approachable manner.
- To demonstrate reliability.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- An ability to drive within Laws of Highway England’s code.
- A CPC qualification (for 7.5 tonne & above) would be desirable given we have a number of them, although not essential for this role.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive annual salary + benefits & holidays.
- The opportunity to be fully responsible for and manage your group of customers.
- The chance to join a great team of drivers, of which many are long-standing employees.
- Training in all aspects of your role, including our produce.
- Start time is 3am due to our customer’s needs, so if you are an early riser this is the role for you! Your shift will be finished around midday / early afternoon.
- Pension contributions from Ribble Farm.
- A Ribble branded uniform provided.
Benefits:
- Pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
Preston PR3 3AS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Light Commercial Vehicle & Delivery Drivers: 1 year (preferred)
- delivery driver: 1 year (preferred)
- driving: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
Driving License (required)
