Job Description

Warehouse / Driver

The Social Kitchen HQ, London NW2

Full-time:

Mon-Fri 9:00 am-5:30 pm

MUST HAVE:

RIGHT TO WORK IN UK

FULL CLEAN UK DRIVING LICENCE

About Us

At The Social Kitchen (TSK), we believe every table tells a story. We're a creative, fast-growing business specialising in luxury tableware hire, event styling, and kitchen studio spaces. Known for our attention to detail, creativity, and warm team culture, we're proud of the joyful experiences we create for our clients and community alike.

Why This Role

The Warehouse Operations Team Leader plays a vital role in ensuring efficiency, quality control, and smooth workflow across our warehouse. Supporting the Warehouse Manager and leading the team on alternate shifts, this hands-on role ensures our high standards are maintained at every stage -- from cleaning and packing to order fulfilment and dispatch. You'll also help identify simple, smart improvements that make our processes faster and better.

Key Responsibilities

Act as Duty Manager on alternate shifts, supervising warehouse, washing, cleaning, and packing teams. Support daily workloads, rostering, and ensure all tasks are completed accurately and on time. Drive our van for deliveries and collections when required. Oversee quality control during the cleaning and packing of tableware to maintain TSK's premium standards. Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors. Support stock management, including leading sections of the bi-annual stock take. Help train new and temporary team members in correct procedures and safety standards. Maintain a tidy, organised, and safe working environment.

Skills & Experience

Essential

Team player with experience working collaboratively in a warehouse, production, or fast-paced operational environment. Strong problem-solving skills, able to spot and resolve issues quickly and effectively. Hands-on and proactive, comfortable with physical work such as cleaning, packing, and moving stock. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining quality control. Reliable and dependable, able to take initiative and act as a trusted deputy in management's absence. Full, clean UK driving licence; confident driving large vans (LWB or similar) across London, with good knowledge of routes and safe loading/unloading practices.

Desirable

Experience as kitchen porter, events, rental, or logistics industries. Familiarity with warehouse systems or reporting tools (e.g. Monday.com, Booqable, or Google Workspace).

Why You'll Love It Here

Join one of London's most creative and fast-growing brands and play a key part in ensuring our warehouse runs beautifully. You'll lead by example, support an energetic team, and help us deliver the smooth, joyful service The Social Kitchen is known for.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,000.00-35,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person