Multi Skilled Warehouse Operative

Valeo Foods; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo Foods UK in Wallingford is seeking a proactive, organised Multi Skilled Operative to ensure stock is updated accurately and deliveries are loaded and unloaded safely. You will support production and help maintain a smooth warehouse flow.

The ideal candidate brings previous warehouse experience, solid knowledge of warehouse processes, and a strong commitment to health and safety. They should have ambition to grow into supervisory responsibilities within the business.

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse experience is required.
• Reach truck or forklift license is advantageous but not essential.
• Good knowledge of warehouse processes and health & safety.
• Aspiring to develop into supervisory/management roles.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI targets on a consistent basis.
• Load and unload supplies and finished goods.
• Distribute ingredients and materials from warehouse to factory.
• Receive ingredients and materials on site; stock take and inventory control.
• Support recycling program and maintain a clean, safe warehouse.
• Adhere to health and safety and food safety standards.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Inventory control

Health & Safety awareness

Ambition for supervisory/management

Tools

Reach truck license

Forklift license

Job description

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

We are looking for a proactive, organised and focused Multi Skilled Operative to join our team in Wallingford to help in ensuring all stocks are updated in an accurate and timely manner. To ensure all deliveries are loaded / unloaded timely and safely. To assist and facilitate a seamless supply of materials to the production area.

Key Accountabilities

• To help achieve the KPI targets on a consistent basis
• Loading and unloading of supplies and finished goods.
• Distribution of ingredients & materials from warehouse to factory
• Offloading & receipt of ingredients & materials to site
• Stock taking & inventory control
• Active involvement in the Company’s current recycling programme.
• Ensuring the warehouse environment is kept clean & tidy
• Adhere to H&S standards at all times
• To comply with standards of food safety, quality and legality at all times. Demonstrate commitment by example and elevate any potential issues or concerns.

• Previous warehouse experience
• A reach truck license / fork lift truck license would be an advantage not essential.
• Good knowledge of warehouse processes
• Demonstratable general knowledge of Health and Safety
• Somebody with ambitions of developing within a business into a supervisory/management

Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor for this position so we are only considering candidates with a right to work in the UK.