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Gousto

Gousto

England, UK
GBP 16.67-16.67 / hour
Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Company Description

We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector. Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.

Job Description

Days - Purple Shift | 4 on 4 off rotation | 6pm - 6am

£16.67 per hour

In this busy role as a first line manager in the Fulfilment Centre, you will invest in people; ensuring safety, behaviours and following procedures are the team's top priority. You will have an established skill set in engaging the workforce, and positively contribute to team dynamic and culture on site as a role model.

Core Responsibilities

  • Ensure that health and safety is given the highest priority and is considered in all plans, actions and activities.
  • Promote participation in employee surveys
  • Conduct regular 1:1's and performance reviews with all team members
  • Maintain regular communication with interrelated departments, such as technical and engineering, to plan and execute production goals efficiently
  • Ensure worker scheduling and attendance records are up to date
  • Monitor and drive team performance

Who you are

  • Experience leading a team in a fast paced FMCG environment
  • Have a good understanding of HR policies that support behavioural and performance management of your team
  • Obsess over customer and quality
  • Ability to drive Gousto culture, team engagement and provide a sense of purpose to your team
  • Build strong relationships and work in partnership with other
  • departments
  • Good coaching and motivational skills that support the building and development of high performing individuals
  • Experience using Google sheets, and open to learn other tech systems
  • Basic problem solving ability (RCA, 5Why’s)
  • Strong ethics: Honesty, integrity and autonomy

Company Benefits

  • 21 days paid leave
  • 40% Gousto discount, Your first Gousto box FREE, 15% Gousto discount for friends and family
  • Life Assurance, Pension and Giving at Gousto scheme
  • Access to Aviva digital GP and wellness app, glasses & eye test contribution
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Gym Flex; up to 40% discount on over 3000 gyms
  • ‘Perk Pantry’ with recognition, 1000’s of discounted and cash back deals from retailers
  • Employee assistance scheme

Qualifications

● Level 2 food safety training

Additional Information

Gousto is for everyone:

Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.

Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile . And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair.

For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.

If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please let us know.