Despatch Warehouse Operative

TN United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Despatch Warehouse Operative in Basingstoke, where you'll play a crucial role in preparing customer orders. With flexible shifts and a supportive team, this position offers a great work-life balance and opportunities for progression. Enjoy competitive pay, including night shift premiums and various perks like discounts and pension contributions. No prior experience is necessary—just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that values every individual.

Benefits

Enhanced digital GP service

50% earned salary advances

High street shopping discounts

Up to 7% matched pension contributions

Established car share commuting scheme

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, just a positive attitude.
• Must be over 18 to apply.

Responsibilities

• Load and sort totes for delivery vans.
• Pick and pack customer orders with care.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Positive attitude

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Job Description:

Pick a career packed with opportunities. Join Ocado Logistics today!

As a Warehouse Operative for Ocado Logistics, you are at the heart of preparing orders for customers. Join our warehouse in Andover where you'll be working in a state-of-the-art facility preparing orders for customers.

We have a variety of areas and shift options available and you can plan your work-life balance with our core roster. Receive your work pattern 6 - 13 weeks in advance giving you bags of time to plan time with your family and friends. You will be required to work in both Ambient and chill areas (-5℃)

We have roles available in the following areas;

Despatch - 07:00 - 17:00 Days or 21:00 - 07:00 Nights - You'll be loading individual totes into frames which are then loaded into our delivery vans for our customers. You'll also be required to sort and organise totes coming back to site. This is a physical role and you will need to be able to lift heavy totes into the need for a gym membership!

Pick - 05:00 - 15:00 Days or 19:00 - 05:00 Nights - You'll be picking and packing customer orders into shopping totes. This is a process that requires you to handle goods with care, but you will have some help from our robots!

Inbound - 06:00 - 17:00 Days or 19:00 - 06:00 Nights - You'll be receiving goods from suppliers and putting these into totes so that our robots and pickers can do their jobs.

Freezer - 05:00 - 15:00 Days or 19:00 - 05:00 Nights - You'll be picking and packing frozen items for customer orders into totes within a very large freezer! Full gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures of up to -25℃ so if you like the cold, this is the job for you!

We have various shifts available, days and nights, these will be discussed with you during your application journey.

What do you get in return?

Salary (from 31st March 2025):

Starting rate - £12.21 per hour

Night shift premium (between the hours of 10pm and 6am) - plus £2.50 per hour

Freezer Premium - £0.80p per hour

Overtime paid at basic x 1.25

Alongside a safe working environment, we offer perks and benefits to suit everyone:

• Enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents
• 50% earned salary advances for four-weekly paid employees
• High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15% off
• Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service
• Established car share commuting scheme

If you want to become a career contender, there’s plenty of opportunity for progression, as 87% of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues!

What are the requirements?

You don’t need any previous experience to join our friendly team. Just bring yourself and a positive attitude and our amazing training team will do the rest!

You must be over 18 to apply.

How to apply:

Simply fill out an online application (no CV required), and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!

Please note, we fulfil customer orders around the clock, so a range of shift patterns are available. Please speak to your recruiter for more details.

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together - not afraid to roll up our sleeves (robots included) and get stuck in.

Our people are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life with different stories and experiences. We are proud that we are a disability-confident employer, we prioritise inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.