MHE Operative

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fleet benefits

CPC training

Uniform & PPE

Employee Assistance

Loyalty awards

Brand discounts

Job summary

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment is seeking an MHE Operative to support the Warehouse Manager at our Manchester site. The role involves assisting with warehousing tasks, ensuring safety, cost control, and customer satisfaction.

You will help manage staffing, ensure compliance with procedures, and drive efficiency while maintaining high housekeeping standards and accurate records for goods movement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a warehouse team and coordinating tasks.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures and compliance.
• Ability to demonstrate and apply company values during work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure minimum man-hours while meeting service levels.
• Prioritize workload to meet deadlines and standards.
• Manage staffing to maintain day-to-day operations.
• Ensure staff follow procedures and hold relevant certificates.
• Organise daily activities to maximise efficiency and record discrepancies.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Communicate with other departments with timely information.
• Review procedures to improve practices and efficiency.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and comply with customer requirements.
• Process documentation for movement and storage of goods.
• Assist other departments to keep operations running smoothly.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety

Company values

Job description

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment are recruitingMHE Operative to join their team at their site in Manchester. The role of the MHE Operativewill be tosupport the Warehouse Manager in all aspects of warehouse management including the warehouse facility, customer satisfaction, cost control/profit, health and safety and compliance.

• Exceptional fleet
• Opportunity for training and development (CPC training)
• Full Uniform and PPE
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Loyalty Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years’ service)
• Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out)

About the job:

• Ensure a minimum amount of man hours are used to process warehouse tasks whilst still maintaining department and customer agreed service levels;
• Control and priorities the workload through the department on a day to day basis ensuring all deadlines and targets are met to specific standards;
• Manage staffing levels effectively to ensure enough resource is available to maintain the day to day operations;
• Ensure that the warehouse staff operate in accordance with the agreed warehouse procedures, have the relevant training and certificates to ensure the operation is Health and Safety compliant;
• Organise and control the daily activities of the staff to ensure the team strive for maximum efficiency and productivity, maintaining the relevant paperwork and any discrepancies identified to be investigated and resolved.
• Manage staff professionally and effectively at all times, creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Communicate professionally with the relevant departments ensuring they have accurate and timely information.
• Regularly review warehouse procedures and be pro‑active in working towards improving working practices.
• Operate high standards of general housekeeping in order to maintain a clean and tidy workplace at all times and comply with any specific customer requirements.
• Ensure that all documentation relating to the movement and storage of goods is processed and recorded in an efficient and timely manner.
• Assist other departments as and when necessary in order to ensure the smooth running of the business.

Your knowledge and experience:

• Warehouse health & Safety procedures
• Managing and developing a team
• Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Company values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence these values as part of the application process.