Forklift and Warehouse Operator

Adecco; Arbroath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking a Forklift & Warehouse operator in Arbroath for a permanent position. The role involves ensuring safety standards, maintaining hygiene, operating forklifts, and effectively managing stock. Candidates must hold an in-date forklift licence and showcase strong attention to detail and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Must hold an in-date forklift licence.
• Strong focus on safety and hygiene standards is essential.
• Ability to work cooperatively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety standards within the Warehouse Department.
• Maintain hygiene and ensure correct stock handling.
• Operate forklifts and ensure safe practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Education

In-date forklift licence

Job description

Adecco have an exciting opportunity for a Forklift & Warehouse operator to join our client in Arbroath on a permanent basis. For this role you must have an in-date forklift licence.

Key duties and areas of Responsibility:

• To follow safety standards set within the Warehouse Department in order to ensure the safety of yourself, fellow employees, contractors, and customers.
• To achieve the agreed standards of product quality and environmental hygiene.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and housekeeping at all times, including clean as you go.
• To provide the warehouse and dispatch supervisors with accurate information i.e. shortages, missing paper work etc.
• Ensure pallets are stacked to the correct formation, height, and quantity specification.
• Ensure pallets are correctly wrapped and banded where necessary for transportation.
• Ensure that each order has the correct paperwork as required for transit and delivery.
• Ensure that isolated stock is stored in the correct area of the warehouse.
• Ensure that stock requests from the shop are fulfilled and paperwork is completed accurately and legibly.
• Report any practices or procedures which may be unsafe and have potential to cause injury.
• Ensure that when picking export orders that all the required information regarding batches and dates are accurately recorded and the stock is moved into the required mobile export bins.
• Ensure, when loading and unloading vehicles that all manifests are checked such that information is correct and that the pallet totals match the order.
• When picking gift packing products ensure that all information is recorded correctly on the production sheets in respect of batch and dates.
• Ensure that stock take checks at the end of each month are accurate.
• Ensure correct and safe working practice when operating forklifts, bailer, and any other machinery.
• Ensure that the ERP System is used correctly to pick and dispatch all customers' orders on the required dispatch date.
• Ensure that external goods are received via the ERP System, that stock sheets are placed on pallets and stock is moved to relevant locations, ready for picking.
• Ensure that stock is replenished from storage locations into picking location and that "Best before end" dates are checked to ensure stock rotation is correct via the ERP system.
• Develop and maintain relationships within the team, working cooperatively at all times.

To discuss this fantastic opportunity further, please get in touch today

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