Logistics Operative (PM Shift)

Spirax-Sarco Engineering; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in industrial engineering seeks a Logistics Operative for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cheltenham. Join a dynamic team and play a key role in logistics functions such as goods receipt, stock handling, and dispatch while ensuring timely service delivery. Count on comprehensive benefits including flexible working, a generous holiday allowance, and a commitment to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day

Private Medical Insurance

Bonus scheme

Sharescheme

Enhanced pension plan

Life assurance

Discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume warehouse or logistics environment.
• Ability to operate multiple types of MHE (e.g., forklift, reach truck).
• Confidence in leading team discussions.

Responsibilities

• Executing logistics tasks across GRB, North Stores, and DC.
• Processing customer orders to meet OTTR targets.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams for service delivery.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Tools

Handheld scanners

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Material Handling Equipment (MHE)

Job description

Logistics Operative (PM Shift) (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Cheltenham, UK (On-site)
Benefits: 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day,Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan,Life assurance, Discount scheme.

Role Overview:

Join our dynamic logistics team as aLogistics Operator (Shift Based), working the late shift from14:00 to 23:30, Monday to Thursday. Based at ourRunnings Roadsite, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our logistics functions, including goods receipt, stock handling, order picking, packing, and dispatch. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact customer satisfaction.

Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on…

• Executing all key logistics tasks across Goods Receiving Bay (GRB), North Stores, and Distribution Centre (DC).
• Ensuring timely and accurate processing of customer orders to meet OTTR (On Time To Request) targets.
• Operating MRP systems and maintaining accurate transaction records.
• Handling material using various MHE (Material Handling Equipment) and ensuring safe disposal of waste streams.
• Supporting and complying with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) practices.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver excellent service.
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to team discussions.
• Taking ownership of your personal development and supporting team goals.

Your previous experience is likely to include….

• Experience in a high-volume warehouse or logistics environment.
• Proficiency in using handheld scanners and warehouse management systems (WMS).
• A track record of working both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience operating multiple types of MHE (e.g., ride-on, forklift, reach truck).
• Confidence in leading team discussions and contributing to business-wide projects.

To be successful in this role you will…

• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
• Possess strong attention to detail and the ability to follow instructions precisely.
• Take a proactive, flexible, and team-oriented mindset.
• Show excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Show effective communication skills—verbal, written, and numerical.
• Possess the ability to prioritise tasks and solve problems efficiently.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutionsand are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems.Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Groupis a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more athttps://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.