Amazon Warehouse Operative

Amazon Workforce Staffing; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is hiring for a Delivery Station Warehouse Associate at a UK delivery station. The role involves loading, sorting, and staging deliveries for drivers, using scanners and handheld devices, and preparing packages for dispatch.

You will work across early morning, day, evening, and night shifts, with varying weekly hours. Expect a fast-paced environment with temperature controls, safety gear, and constant movement.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to lift up to 23 kg; up to 38 kg with Tilt-Push-Slide; up to 120 kg with sack truck.
• Able to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Receive and prepare packages for delivery.
• Use scanners and handheld devices to sort and prepare orders into bags and vans.
• Build, wrap, sort, and transport pallets and packages.
• Receive truck deliveries of customer packages.

Skills

Follow instructions in English

Physical stamina

Stand and move

Job description

Delivery Station Warehouse Associate

You’ll be part of the dedicated Amazon team at the delivery station – the last stop before we deliver smiles to customers. Our fast-paced, active roles receive trucks full of orders, then prepare them for delivery. You’ll load conveyor belts, and transport and stage deliveries to be picked up by drivers.

Basic Job Requirements

• Be 18 years or older
• Understand and follow instructions in English
• Lift up to 23kg
• Lift up to 38kg using the Tilt-Push-Slide technique
• Lift up to 120kg using a sack truck
• View prompts on screens and follow direction for some tasks
• Stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts
• Use carts, dollies, hand trucks, and other gear to move items around
• Go up and down stairs (where applicable)
• Work in an environment with varying temperatures and moving vehicles
• You may be required to handle a full range of Amazon products, including alcohol, pork, beef and other animal products

What You’ll Do

• Receive and prepare packages for delivery
• Use technology like scanners and handheld devices to sort, scan, and prepare orders into delivery bags and vans
• Build, wrap, sort, and transport pallets and packages
• Receive truck deliveries of customer packages

Shift Options

• Early Morning
• Day
• Evening
• Night

Weekly Hours

• Full-Time (40 hours)
• Reduced-Time (30-39 hours)
• Part-Time (20-29 hours)
• Flex-Time (0-19 hours)

Delivery Stations offer fixed schedules, so you'll know your routine. From time to time, your working hours, shift patterns, and breaks may be adjusted to meet customer demand — including potential changes between day, late, and night shifts. We also operate peak and non-peak periods throughout the year, so your hours and patterns may vary with the seasons. Any changes will always comply with applicable statutory requirements.

What It’s Like at an Amazon Delivery Station

Safety & Your Workspace

• Safety. Your safety is our top priority. We provide protective gear and all teams share safety tips daily. Our state-of-the-art facilities are clean, well‑organised, and designed with your safety in mind.
• Equipment. You’ll be operating and working around moving equipment – mobile cards, rolling cages, etc.
• Physical Activity. Some activities may require standing in one place for long periods, walking around, or climbing stairs.

Work Conditions

• Temperature. Climate‑controlled facilities maintain temperatures between 15°C and 32°C in most areas. On hot days, temperatures can exceed 32°C and on cold days temperatures can reach below freezing.
• Noise level. It can get noisy at times. We provide hearing protection if you need it.
• Dress code. Relaxed and comfortable. Closed‑toe shoes required. All necessary PPE is provided.

Why You’ll Love Amazon

Compensation

Benefits. Many of our shifts come with a range of benefits that may include pay and savings options, healthcare, peace of mind for you and your family, and more.

Culture

• Inclusive workplace. We offer a variety of employee support programmes and resource groups. Join us in making a positive impact through local community engagement initiatives and outreach activities that help strengthen the areas where we live and work.
• Team environment. Work on supportive teams in a workplace ranked among the best in the world.

Career Advancement

• Onboarding Training. You’ll complete on‑the‑job training during your first few days. In some cases, your training schedule will match the shift you selected. In other cases, you’ll have a fixed training schedule before transitioning to your chosen schedule.
• Career Growth. We’ve pledged to upskill our employees with free training and development programmes, plus tuition support for select employee groups.

Equal Employment

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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