Job Title:                  Assistant Depot Manager

 

Responsible To:      Depot Manager

 

Contract Type:       Permanent, Full-Time

Salary:                        £33,000 - £37,000 per annum FTE

 

Location:                   Enfield

 

Hours of work:         37.5 hours per week, Shift basis – 5 days out of 7. Any 7.5h between 07:00 and19:00.

 

The Felix Project

The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity. Started in 2016, its vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. In 2024 our workforce of over 200 staff and 13,000 volunteers collected and distributed the equivalent of 38 million meals to Londoners in need. This is done through a network of 1,200 community organisations and schools who are working on the frontline to feed people who are experiencing hunger and cannot afford to regularly buy the food they need. The Felix Project works with hundreds of suppliers from across the food industry, including supermarkets, wholesalers, farms and restaurants to rescue high quality surplus food, that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste. 

 

In London, one in four working families regularly struggle to afford to feed their children, equating to an estimated 325,000 families across the capital. The cost of food has increased by 30% in the past three years and one in eight working families have less than £3 a day for food, after paying their bills. About 20% of working families have been forced to access a food support service for the first time during 2024 due to the rising cost of living. 

 

Our work has never been more needed, and demand continues to grow: we are building our expertise and impact in response. The Felix Project now operates from four main depots in North, South, East, and West London, with ‘point-to-point’ projects in Central London and Canary Wharf. Felix’s Kitchen in our East London depot produces up to 5,000 meals per day from surplus food. Felix’s Multibank in West London distributes non-food items to those who need it most. As part of the charity’s involvement with The Coronation Food Project, we are launching an innovative food processing lab – The Felix Food Factory.  

 The Assistant Depot Manager position is a key role in the depot operations team.  The main requirement of the role is to play a leadership role and support the day to day operations in the depot, with a focus on maintaining our standard operating procedures particularly with respect to health & safety and food safety. The role will be a key part of the depot operations team and will help to induct, train and supervise staff and volunteers.

 

 

The Felix Project recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from those of a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background, as BAME people are currently under-represented within The Felix Project.

 

You will be a knowledgeable warehouse manager with experience of maintaining operating standards and supervising teams of people. You have a passion to be in a charity that is expanding rapidly and thrive in a busy environment.  You will have a desire to help reduce food waste and/or fight food poverty.

What you’ll get in return
You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team.  This role at our located at our Enfield depot, but you may be asked to occasionally work in one of our other locations as part of your duties. The salary is £33,000-£37,000 per annum (dependant on experience), 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Contract Type:       Permanent

Hours:                        37.5 hours per week, Shift basis – 5 days out of 7. Any 7.5h between 07:00 and19:00. 

 
 

Application procedure 
Please apply via this recruitment portal.  
 

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (and make sure that they’re both uploaded before submitting your application). 
 

After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We suggest that you complete one last proof-read after submission and double check that your CV etc. uploaded correctly. 
 
Recruitment timeline
Application Deadline:    28th February 2025
Interview commencing: 3rd March 2025 - We are interviewing suitable applicants as and when they apply. 
 We encourage early applications. 
 

The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.