Operator, Warehouse Operations

Alliance Healthcare; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Alliance Healthcare in Belfast is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join the Cross Dock Centre team. You will unload inbound deliveries, sort and distribute orders, and transfer products to dispatch areas while following safety and procedural standards.

The role requires attention to detail, good numeracy, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. A collaborative, customer-focused mindset and teamwork are essential, with health and safety knowledge forming a core part of daily duties.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and a high level of visual accuracy.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic written communication skills.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to follow procedures in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused with service excellence.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Understanding of health and safety in a warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Unload inbound trunk vehicles safely and efficiently.
• Reload outbound trunk vehicles accurately and in line with procedures.
• Transfer products safely to dispatch areas.
• Sort and distribute customer orders to routes and locations.
• Ensure trays, bins, and products are stored and handled correctly.
• Follow checking procedures to maintain accuracy.
• Maintain health, safety, security and housekeeping standards.
• Identify and report damaged products and stock discrepancies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Numeracy

Written communication

Teamwork

Health & safety

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

# **Job Details****Job Title:** Warehouse Operative **Location:** Belfast **Work Pattern:** Full-time**Salary**: £ 13.07 per hour ### Summary of RoleWe are looking for a motivated and reliable Warehouse Operative to join our Cross Dock Centre team. You will play a key role in ensuring products are accurately sorted, handled, and distributed to the correct routes while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and operational efficiency. This position is essential to supporting the timely delivery of products and providing excellent service to customers.### Responsibilities* Unload inbound trunk vehicles safely and efficiently.* Reload outbound trunk vehicles accurately and in line with operational procedures.* Transfer products safely to designated dispatch areas.* Sort and distribute customer orders to the correct routes and locations.* Ensure trays, bins, and products are stored and handled correctly.* Follow all checking and verification procedures to maintain accuracy.* Maintain high standards of health, safety, security, and housekeeping.* Identify, report, and follow procedures relating to damaged products and stock discrepancies.### Skills and Knowledge* Good attention to detail and a high level of visual accuracy.* Strong verbal communication skills.* Basic written communication skills.* Good numeracy and literacy skills.* Ability to follow procedures and work accurately in a fast-paced environment.* Customer-focused approach with a commitment to service excellence.* Ability to work effectively as part of a team.* Understanding of health and safety requirements within a warehouse environment.### Desirable* Previous experience working in a warehouse, logistics, or distribution environment.* Experience within a cross-dock or fast-moving operational setting.* Knowledge of stock handling and distribution processes.* Understanding of warehouse efficiency and productivity measures.* Experience handling goods within a regulated environment.* Awareness of damage control and stock reconciliation procedures.* Familiarity with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.* Experience working with internal and external customers.### Benefits* Competitive salary.* Comprehensive training and development opportunities.* Career progression within a growing organisation.* Pension scheme.* Employee assistance programme.* Generous holiday entitlement.* Supportive team environment.* Access to employee wellbeing and discount programmes..High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.2+ years of experience in warehouse support, distribution operations, shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, or a related field required.Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or equivalent certification preferred.Knowledge in fleet operations administration and transportation support processes.Knowledge in warehouse operations including receiving, storage, order preparation, shipment processing, and inventory movement.Knowledge in logistics documentation, transaction controls, and operational record maintenance.Knowledge in warehouse and transportation systems used for status updates, tracking, and transaction processing.Knowledge in loss prevention, material handling, and operational control requirements.Ability to process routine and moderately complex operational activities within established procedures.Ability to identify causes of routine operational issues, analyze basic data, and support issue resolution.Ability to maintain accurate operational records and transaction visibility across logistics workflows.Ability to communicate with internal and external contacts to obtain or provide operational information of moderate importance.Ability to support continuous improvement changes in systems and processes within defined guidelines.