Warehouse Assistant

IKEA Gruppe; Antrim; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% IKEA discount

Life Assurance

Enhanced pension contributions

Paid leave

Learning subscriptions

Job summary

IKEA Belfast is seeking Warehouse Assistants to join our Fulfilment team. You will help ensure products from LACK Coffee Tables to PAX Wardrobes are available for customers, with extensive manual handling. This role offers various contracts and shifts, including weekends.

Starting at the beginning of October 2026, the role pays £13.45 per hour. You will be involved in order picking, customer-facing tasks in the warehouse, and general loading duties, with opportunities for progression and

Qualifications

• Prev warehouse experience beneficial but not essential.
• Enthusiasm to thrive in an active workplace.
• Ability to prioritise workload with attention to detail.
• Comfortable with manual handling and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Pick and prepare orders for online and in-store collection or delivery.
• Support customers in the self-service area and stock organization.
• Load products onto vans and perform general warehouse duties.
• Work with heavy machinery (forklifts, pump trucks) when needed.

Skills

Manual handling

Teamwork

IT systems

Customer service

Tools

Forklift

Pallet truck

Job description

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role? We are seeking Warehouse Assistants to join various areas within our Fulfilment team in IKEA Belfast.

In IKEA we call these Fulfilment Operations Co-workers.

As part of our fantastic team you'll help ensure all of our products ranging from LACK Coffee Tables to PAX Wardrobes are available to meet our customers, to do this you must be comfortable with extensive manual handling.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The Start Date of employment will be the beginning of October 2026
• This role offers £13.45 per hour.
• Various contract sizes and shift patterns noted below all working 2 out of 3 weekends - you will be asked your preference as part during your application.

Order Picking on 12 or 18 hour contracts working early morning from 6am with 1 evening shift finishing at 8:30pm per week

• Picking and preparing orders for both online and in-store collection or delivery.

Customer Facing on 12 hour contracts covering shifts between 8am and 8:30pm

• Support customers in the self-service area of the warehouse, ensuring stock is organized and available while collaborating with other departments across the store or handing out customers picked order when they come to collect.

Warehouse/Loading on 20 hour contracts working evenings only between 2:30pm-8:30pm

• Loading products onto vans and general warehouse duties, this is a physically demanding role.

WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS

Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work everyday, and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.

• 15% IKEA discount & discount portal helping you save £100’s on High-street retailers
• Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans
• Given Day - Additional days’ paid leave to take at any point during the year, when it's important for you
• LinkedIn Learning & Rosetta Stone subscriptions
• …as well so much more! https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/this-is-ikea/work-with-us/why-work-with-us-because-a-job-with-us-is-so-much-more-than-a-job-pub1969c310

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

• Previous warehouse experience is beneficial but not essential, all you will need is the enthusiasm to thrive in an active workplace.
• Ability to prioritise and organise your workload swiftly and with attention to detail.
• Ability to work with IT systems to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Ensure you are prepared to initiate tasks on your own initiative and to participate productively in group efforts.
• Compliance with health and safety guidelines necessitates that applicants are 18 years of age or older.
• Be comfortable with manual handling.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• Manual handling of heavy stock.
• Working with or around heavy machinery, such as, Forklift trucks, counterbalance, pump trucks, to safely and efficiently transport heavy goods within the warehouse.
• Ensure all safety protocols and regulations are followed for a secure environment for both our customers and co-workers.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION

Final offers of employment are contingent upon clear results in mandatory background checks. Backgrounds checks must be completed by all successful candidates for the Replenishment Area.

• Medical questionnaire

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