Site and shift leaders · Croydon

Warehouse Recruitment in Croydon

We recruit warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders for Croydon and London & the South East, screened on the sites they have actually run.

London & the South East

A warehouse recruitment desk for Croydon

Distribution sites run on routine and pressure in equal measure. We recruit people who handle both.

Croydon is served by the capital's dense network of fulfilment, parcel and airfreight operations, which makes good permanent people both vital and hard to keep. Across London & the South East, warehouse leaders are in demand at sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt.

Ambient, chilled, e-commerce and returns operations each need a different kind of leader. We recruit each one differently.

With the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury serving the region, site managers across London & the South East can be drawn from a wide commute.

Roles on our desk

Warehouse and distribution roles

Permanent warehouse and distribution roles, from the first shift supervisor to the general manager.

What you can expect

Leaders who stay and improve the site

Passive candidates reached

Most strong warehouse managers are not looking. We approach them with the details that would make them move.

Health and safety on the list

Safety record and approach are part of every warehouse screen, not an afterthought at interview.

Leadership teams for new sites

For a new site or contract we can recruit the whole team, with start dates planned around go-live.

What good managers cost

What warehouse leaders earn in Croydon

Indicative permanent salaries in Croydon run from around £28k for shift supervisors up to £55k+ for site and operations managers.

We compare offers from sites of a similar size and type, not out-of-date surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our process, step by step

Screening

Site experience, results, safety approach and right to work checked, then a conversation about your operation.

Site visits and interviews

We arrange interviews and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Settling in

We keep in touch through the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.

Your brief

Getting the brief right

The best shift managers become the next site managers. Hiring well now builds the succession plan.

Strong warehouse leaders value investment in their team, sensible targets and a head office that listens.

A strong warehouse brief covers:

  • The WMS and any automation on site
  • Salary, bonus and shift allowance
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • The main problem the new hire should fix
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Warehouse FAQs

The detail

Do you recruit permanent warehouse managers in Croydon?

Yes. We recruit permanent warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders for sites across London & the South East, placed directly onto your payroll.

Which warehouse roles do you recruit for?

Site and warehouse managers, operations and shift managers, team leaders, inventory and stock control leads, goods-in and despatch leads, continuous improvement managers and health and safety managers.

Can you benchmark the salary for a warehouse role?

Yes. We compare salary, bonus and shift allowance with current offers for similar sites across the region.

Do you recruit for warehouses outside Croydon?

Yes. We cover sites across London & the South East. Tell us the postcode and we will search the commute around it.

Can you recruit for automated warehouses?

Yes. Tell us the automation on site so we look for leaders who have run a similar operation.

Keep reading

Related warehouse pages for Croydon

Permanent warehouse recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Croydon:

See our national Warehouse Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Croydon.

A leadership seat to fill?

Find the leader your site needs

Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have already run a site like yours.