Logistics Operator

Essity; Bryn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global hygiene and health company is looking for a Logistics Operator at their Ashton‑in‑Makerfield site in the UK. The role involves unloading orders, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and picking orders using radio-frequency equipment. Essential qualifications include a valid forklift truck licence and strong communication skills. Join a collaborative culture that empowers you and drives innovation in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Career growth opportunities

Health and safety priority

Qualifications

• Valid UK forklift truck licence is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience in a busy distribution center is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Unload and pick orders accurately.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards.
• Assemble orders through radio-frequency and load vehicles correctly.

Skills

Forklift truck licence

Communication skills

Logistics background

Experience with radio-frequency equipment

Education

NVQ Level 2 in warehouse and logistics

Tools

Radio-frequency equipment

Warehouse management system

Job description

Do you hold a forklift truck licence? Do you have experience of working on a busy integrated distribution centre? Are you able to work shifts? If so, our Logistics operator role at our Ashton‑in‑Makerfield site may be just the opportunity you are looking for. Reporting to the Logistics Team Leader you will work to satisfy the needs of Essity customers by unloading and picking orders correctly and despatching them on time. On a day‑to‑day basis you will be ensuring compliance with corporate or legislative requirements, including Health and Safety and quality controls. You will also ensure house‑keeping standards are maintained at all times. The shift pattern for this role is a 3‑shift rotating pattern: Monday to Thursday 6 am‑2 pm and Fridays 6 am‑1 pm; Monday to Thursday 10 pm‑6 am and Fridays 8 pm‑3 am (Saturday morning); Monday to Thursday 2 pm‑10 pm and Fridays 1 pm‑8 pm.

Responsibilities

• Case picking and assembling of orders through radio‑frequency
• Loading vehicles correctly with finished product for onward delivery
• Ensuring all goods are correctly labelled, barcoded and recorded
• Reworking product onto different pallet types or configurations, assisting with customer returns and re‑working as necessary
• Picking and preparation of express parcel delivery orders

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

Qualifications

• A valid UK forklift truck licence (essential)
• A powered pallet truck and low‑level order picker licence (desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels
• Logistics background (desirable)
• Previous experience of using radio‑frequency equipment and a live‑environment warehouse management system
• NVQ Level 2 in warehouse and logistics (desirable)

Essity may be a company you are not familiar with, but you will know our market‑leading consumer brands, including TENA, Bodyform, Cushelle, Velvet, Plenty and Tork, as well as Leukoplast, Actimove, and JOBST within our medical portfolio. Our company mission is to break barriers and improve the well‑being of people across the world through our health and hygiene products and solutions. At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Culture & Values

• Collaborative and Caring Culture
• Empowerment & Engaged People
• Work with Impact and a Powerful Purpose
• Individual Learning & Career Growth
• Health & Safety Priority
• Sustainable Value Together
• Innovation
• Sustainable Working Life
• Total Reward at Essity
• Innovate for Good
• Excel Together
• Be You with Us