Despatch Warehouse Operative – Cold Store (Mon–Fri)

Holdsworth Foods; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Death-in-service benefit

Healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance program

Company pension

Career development

Job summary

Holdsworth Foods requires a Warehouse Operative for our Despatch team at the Bedford depot. You will pick orders, know stock locations, and assist with loading, ensuring accuracy and safety in a cold-store environment.

Shifts are Monday to Friday, typically 4:30pm to 12:30am. You will operate pallet trucks/forklifts if certified, maintain a clean warehouse, and support senior management with additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse picking and dispatch processes.
• Ability to work in a cold store environment.
• Must follow safety procedures and loading/unloading protocols.

Responsibilities

• Pick orders from picking sheets with attention to product and quantities.
• Identify products stocked and understand warehouse layout.
• Ensure correct storage areas are used for items.
• Face labels outwards for double checking.
• Handle loading/unloading of cages safely.
• Operate pallet trucks or forklift trucks only if certified.
• Report equipment faults to supervisor.
• Double checkers verify cages against picking sheets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

Pallet trucks

Forklift truck

Job description

Holdsworth Foods requires a Warehouse Operative for our Despatch team at the Bedford depot. You will pick orders, know stock locations, and assist with loading, ensuring accuracy and safety in a cold-store environment.

Shifts are Monday to Friday, typically 4:30pm to 12:30am. You will operate pallet trucks/forklifts if certified, maintain a clean warehouse, and support senior management with additional duties as needed.