People and safety are at the heart of Gist. We ‘re committed to creating an environment where our colleagues can be at their best and go home safe to their families every day. There are almost 6,000 of us in total, working across our fleet, warehouse, and support centre operations.

Our collective mission is to bring the magic of M&S Food to our millions of customers – whenever, wherever, and however they want to shop with us. We do this by providing cost-effective, industry-leading logistics and supply chain services for the benefit of M&S Food, Ocado, and their suppliers.

To help deliver this mission, we’re building a performance-driven culture that is fair, inclusive, and focused on helping everyone thrive. From connecting meaningfully with managers to aligning with the Gist vision and values – Progressive, Ethical, Collaborative and Accountable – we’re creating opportunities for development and growth at every stage.

We also care as much about people’s mental wellbeing as their physical wellbeing. We want Gist to be a place where colleagues know it’s okay not to feel okay, and where we look out for one another. We offer support through our People team, our trained Mental Health First Aiders, and our Employee Assistance Programme.

Colleagues also have a critical part to play in achieving our shared Plan A ambition. We’re committed to exploring new, evidence-based ways to reduce our carbon footprint across our fleet and site network – as we seek to become a net zero business by 2035.

We believe that starts with our community and therefore offer the below benefits to all our employed members of staff: