Stock Controller

JJ Food Service Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Discounts via JJ family portal

Profit-Share scheme

Legal and health support

Telephone counselling service

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

JJ Foodservice is seeking a Stock Controller for Day Shift to join our friendly warehouse team on a permanent contract. You will help ensure products are coded, stored in correct locations, and stock is rotated to minimise loss.

The role requires experience in a similar role, good communication and team spirit, and the ability to lift items. We offer training, progression opportunities, and benefits including holiday entitlement and a profit-share scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent people skills and being a great team player.
• Good communication skills.
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK.
• Physically active nature due to heavy lifting.
• A good standard of spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products are coded/labeled correctly and stored at the correct location.
• Ensure stock rotation to minimize loss through short dated items.
• Store items safely in the correct location.
• Ensure stock rotation to minimize loss through short dated items.
• Check stock for damage, loss or short dated items and report as required.
• Coordinate and prepare for stock taking process.
• Manual handling – lifting or moving products as required.
• Physical requirements – pushing and pulling the trolley to carry items.

Skills

Stock control

Team player

Communication skills

English proficiency

Job description

Stock Controller – Day Shift

Come and join our friendly warehouse team where we can offer you a permanent contract, all the training you need and great opportunities for progress – you just need to bring a positive attitude.

The perfect candidate will work behind-the-scenes to ensure the warehouse operates smoothly.

Salary: £26,900.00 per annum

We Are Looking For Applicants Who Have

• Experience in a similar role
• Excellent people skills, as well as being a great team player
• Good communication skills
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK
• A physically active nature (due to heavy lifting)
• A good standard of spoken English

Responsibilities Of The Role

• Ensure products are coded/labeled correctly and stored at the correct location
• Ensure stock rotation to minimize loss through short dated items
• Store items safely in the correct location
• Ensure stock rotation to minimize loss through short dated items
• Check stock for damage, loss or short dated items and report as required
• Coordinate and prepare for stock taking process
• Manual handling – lifting or moving products as required
• Physical requirements – pushing and pulling the trolley to carry items

Our Benefits

• 28 days paid annual leave (including Bank Holidays), increasing to 33 days with length of service
• Access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and savings through our JJ family portal
• Profit-Share scheme
• Free support with personal legal, medical, health and wellbeing issues
• A free telephone counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme

About JJ Foodservice

JJ Food Service is one of the UK’s leading independent foodservice wholesalers, supplying a wide range of quality products to restaurants, caterers, and retailers nationwide. Established in 1988, we operate 13 branches across the UK, employ over 770 people, and generate an annual turnover of £243 million.

Our success is built on exceptional customer service, efficient logistics, and innovation. We were early pioneers of digital ordering and e-commerce in the foodservice sector, offering seamless online and app-based solutions. Our commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement ensures we remain a trusted partner for thousands of customers across the UK.

JJ Foodservice is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating an inclusive culture and encouraging a diversity of people. No matter who you are, what you look like, or where you are from, you can find your place at JJ Foodservice.

JJ Foodservice were announced National Wholesaler of the Year at the Grocer Gold Awards 2026.

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