Porter

AmerisourceBergen; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare distribution company in Chessington is seeking a Porter to accurately distribute orders and ensure safe loading of vehicles. The role offers a salary of £12.76 per hour and includes additional benefits. Ideal candidates will possess good communication skills and a flexible working approach, with previous warehouse experience being desirable.

Benefits

Service based holidays

Full uniform and PPE provided

Contributory pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Perks at Work with discounts at various retailers

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work different shifts.
• Desirable to have experience in a warehouse environment.
• Experience driving a Counterbalance forklift truck is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Accurately check orders and ensure correct distribution.
• Load vehicles safely as per instructions.
• Adhere to Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Good Communication skills

Contributing to team success

Ability to work under pressure

Good visual accuracy and numeracy skills

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Job Title: Porter

Location: Chessington, KT9 1SN

Hours per week: 40

Shift Details: Monday to Friday 4pm - 11.30pm, Sunday 7am - 12pm.

Salary: £12.76 per hour, plus shift allowance (when applicable) and in addition to benefits listed below.

This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business

About The Company:

Alliance Healthcare (Cencora) is a leading distributor and wholesaler of pharmaceutical, medical, and healthcare products, serving over 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, and dispensing doctors throughout the United Kingdom.

We play a significant role in the medical supply chain and everything that we do has a direct impact on the end user, the patient.

As part of Cencora, we are ideally placed to help you grow and develop your career as far as you want to go. Our diversity and inclusion vision is to create a culture were we value the differences that a diverse workplace brings, powering greater collaboration and innovation.

Job Purpose:

To accurately distribute orders to the correct routes and ensure this is done safely, along with any other requests required by management.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately checking orders / totes from drop sheets paying special attention to route, according to procedures.
• Ensure orders / totes are allocated to pallet / route cage.
• Prioritise orders / totes by route departure time.
• Loading vehicles as per instructions, ensuring that all bins, boxes, bags are loaded in the vehicle in a safe manner.
• Ensuring all loads are secure, following the correct load security processes.
• Ensuring that all pallets and cages are stored correctly and bins, boxes, bags are stacked in a safe manner.
• Ensure all Health & Safety regulations are adhered to.
• Any other tasks required by management.
• Ensuring empty totes are sorted correctly

Requirements:

• Good Communication skills
• Contributing to team success and working towards the team goals
• Taking prompt actions to accomplish team goals.
• Flexible approach to working
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good visual accuracy and numeracy skills
• Good communication skills.

Benefits:

In addition to your salary, we can offer you the following additional benefits working with us,

• Service based holidays
• Full uniform and PPE provided
• Contributory pension scheme after 3 months service
• Career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Perks at Work with discounts at various retailers

Desirable:

Any previous experience working in a warehouse environment would be highly desirable as well as any experience driving a Counterbalance forklift truck.

Manual Handling:

It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are essential requirements of this role.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis.