Gatehouse Operative *Internal Applicants Only*

Culina; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 20 days

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Wellness program

Eye care vouchers

Rewards & Recognitions

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gatehouse Operative at Culina (Great Bear) handles accurate movement of customer products within the warehouse and network. You will assist and support warehouse operatives, communicate with the Shift Manager, and input pre-advises for customer inbounds while using WMS and Excel.

This role requires strong customer service, stock control experience, and a collaborative attitude to ensure operational excellence and timely issue resolution within a busy logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Great communication skills both written and verbal.
• Strong customer service background.
• Ideally experience within a Warehousing/Transport/Logistics/3PL background.
• Experience with Goods In/Out, Stock Control or Inventory.

Responsibilities

• Gatehouse Operative responsible for accurate processing of movement of customer products within the warehouse and network.
• Proficient in the use of WMS and Microsoft Excel.
• Collaborate with Shift Manager and teams to maintain operations and report issues timely.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Warehousing experience

Stock control

Inventory experience

Tools

WMS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Duties

• To assist and support the warehouse operatives when required.
• Maintain good communication with the Shift Manager and confident to elevate issues in a timely manner.
• Pre-allocate loads and input pre-advises for customer inbounds.
• Compile and send reports as required.
• Run orders in line with instruction and scheduled dispatch times.
• Movement of staff across work areas to maintain correct flow of activities.
• Selecting Loading / Un-loading Bay based on current operational requirements.
• Updating the Electronic Schedule and Auto-store to maintain an accurate representation of activities taking place on site.
• Carryout stock shortage investigations on picks and monitor replenishments.
• Control equipment allocation.
• Great communication skills both written and verbal.
• Willingness to work within a warehouse environment dealing with products in and out bound and returns when required.
• Ideally you will have experience within a Warehousing/Transport/Logistics/3PL background.
• Previous Goods In/Out, Stock Control or Inventory experience.
• Have a strong Customer Service background.

Gatehouse Operative is responsible for accurately processing the movement of all of our customer products within the warehouse and around the wider network. As a Gatehouse Operative you are pivotal in order to deliver operational excellence and customer satisfaction with a high level of attention to detail., Proficient in the use of WMS and Microsoft Excel.

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers. Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives. Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - 20 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x 2 your annual salary.
• Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!