Backs Warehouse Operative - DXE

DX Delivery; Preston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery service company in the UK is looking for a Warehouse Operative to ensure the safe unloading and loading of freight. Candidates should demonstrate strong safety awareness and attention to detail. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, along with opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive Rates of Pay

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

20 Holidays increasing with service

Company Pension Scheme

24/7 Virtual GP support

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to follow safety and handling procedures.
• Must represent the company professionally at all times.
• Experience with handling freight is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Unload and load freight safely and efficiently.
• Support delivery operations to ensure correct freight loading.
• Maintain tidiness and report health and safety issues.

Skills

Safety awareness

Manual handling

Attention to detail

Job description

An exciting new Warehouse Operative opportunity at DX!

*** This is a Backshift / Afternoons vacancy***

About Us

DX are a market leading provider of a wide range of delivery services, including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services.

We provide a wide range of specialist delivery services to both business and residential addresses across the UK and Ireland. We have three divisions, DX Freight, DX Express and DX Logistics. Our approach is straight-forward and no-nonsense. Our goal is to Deliver Exactly to our customers’ requirements. Key to what we do at DX is our people and we are incredibly proud of the dedicated team we have built.

At DX, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background.

Benefits:

At DX, our people are the foundation of our success. We reward our employees by providing different benefits at various stages of your employment with us, the most recent benefit we have added is Company Healthcare, which you become eligible for after 6 months of continuous service. This is a company paid for scheme at Level 1 allowing you to claim back for dental care and optician fees amongst other things. This is just one of the benefits that come with working at DX, the others are listed below:

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Holidays: 20 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• Long Service Recognition scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GP
• DX Discounts Portal
• Excellent opportunities for career progression

Role summary:

DX Warehouse Operatives are responsible to ensure the safe and efficient unloading and loading of freight from vehicles into, and from the site. They will also support the delivery operation to ensure the correct freight is loaded to complete the delivery routes.

Key responsibilities:

• Represent DX in a professional manner at all times
• Follow all aspects of DX Manual Handling and safe working policies, including the correct use of all PPE
• Observe and adhere to all DX procedures and policies at all times
• Handle all freight with care and attention
• Access and egress vehicles using the correct means
• Use the correct equipment and methods for handling and moving all freight
• Ensure all deliveries are loaded safely prior to leaving the site
• Report all damages immediately to your line manager
• Ensure all freight being loaded or unloaded matches relevant paperwork / scanner information
• Ensure that customers freight is transported, stored safely and treated with respect
• Ensure the security of freight and company assets by reporting any suspicious activity to your line manager or the security team
• Ensure the warehouse is kept tidy and H&S issues are reported immediately

We look forward to hearing from you!