Logistics Operative

Orbia group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Orbia's Building & Infrastructure team as a Logistics Operative in Doncaster, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring efficient order handling while supporting safe operational practices. This position offers you the chance to contribute to sustainable environments through logistics, all while working within a purpose-driven, inclusive team. Candidates should possess experience in logistics, strong communication skills, and a commitment to ongoing personal development.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment is essential.
• Ability to follow health and safety standards.
• Willingness to undertake training and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for picking, packing, preparing, and loading customer orders efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and participate in Continuous Improvement.
• Perform manual handling and operate MHE as required.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Basic IT knowledge

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Join us at Wavin: Where purpose comes to life.

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Welcome to Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, where our purpose ‘to advance life around the world’ drives our entire global team.

Every day, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges impacting the world. Whether it’s facilitating clean drinking water for communities, creating climate resilient cities, or designing more comfortable living spaces, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better.

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we work for. How about you?

At Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin), we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The places we live in: cities where drinking water is leaking away, greenery is disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rain, and outdated sewer systems are polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join our team and help build more sustainable environments!

We are currently looking for four Logistics Operatives to join us at Doncaster. If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on.

Reporting to the Logistics Team Leader, the Logistics Operative will be responsible for picking, packing, preparing and loading customer orders in a safe, accurate and efficient manner in line with established business ways of working and KPIs. The role involves a requirement where necessary to operate various forms of MHE as appropriate.

The role

• To ensure compliance with the Company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures as well as actively participating in the Health and Safety WorkSafe program
• To meet minimum performance standards in terms of accuracy and efficiency relating to picking, packing, preparation and loading of customer orders
• Participate in the development and implementation of Continuous Improvement plans and projects
• Be positive towards own self development and undertake training to improve and increase skill set
• To undertake work in other operational departments such as Production should the need arise and if qualified to do so
• Perform manual handling and operate MHE when required

The profile

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a similar environment and have numeracy and literacy skills in addition to basic IT knowledge. The postholder will be an excellent communicator with an ability to correctly follow work processes and procedures ensuring adherence to the required health and safety standards.

We are keen to welcome a team player who can also work independently and who holds a commitment to Continuous Improvement. Performing safe and correct manual handling in addition to MHE operations are key to the success of this role, therefore a willingness to learn and undertake training is required.

SAP knowledge and experience is also desirable.

What Orbia Building & Infrastructure offers

Do you want to make a difference by working with a purpose? Count on a warm welcome at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)! Here we take responsibility for each other and our company. We stay brave in pursuing calculated risks that fuel innovation. And we embrace diversity in perspectives, skills and talents to transform the way we work and the impact we have on the world. Above all we encourage all our employees to develop their talents and to become the best version of themselves. Together, as a strong team, we grow and deliver on our purpose every day.Orbia B&I is the place to be if you truly wish to make an impact. In addition to working with an enthusiastic, professional team in an international environment, we offer competitive compensation and benefit package.

Organization

Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, is an innovative solutions provider for the global building and infrastructure industry. Backed by more than 60 years of product development experience, we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments for global citizens. Whether it’s to improve the distribution of clean drinking water, to make sanitation accessible for everyone, to create climate resilient cities, or to design comfortable living spaces, Orbia B&I collaborates with municipal leaders, engineers, contractors, and installers to help future-proof communities, buildings and homes. Orbia B&I has 11,000+ employees and 65 production sites worldwide, serving over 80 countries through a global sales and distribution network. Our key commercial brands are: Wavin, Amanco Wavin, Pavco Wavin, Plastigama Wavin, and Bow Wavin.

Orbia Building & Infrastructure is part of Orbia – a company driven by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia operates in several sectors including: Polymer Solutions (Vestolit and Alphagary), Building and Infrastructure (Wavin), Precision Agriculture (Netafim), Connectivity Solutions (Dura-Line) and Fluor and Energy Materials (Koura). These five Orbia business groups have a collective focus on expanding access to health and wellness, reinventing the future of cities and homes, ensuring food and water security, connecting communities to information and accelerating a circular economy with basic and advanced materials, specialty products and innovative solutions. Orbia has a global team of over 24,000 employees, commercial activities in more than 100 countries and operations in over 50, with headquarters in Boston, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The company generated $8.2 billion in revenue in 2023.

Doncaster, DNC, GB, DN12 1BY

Time Zone: British Summer Time

Business Unit: BU Northern Europe Supply Chain (BU_B&I_

Functional Area: FA Supply Chain (FA_SCH_01)