Warehouse Assistant

John Lewis Partnership; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK retailer is looking for a Warehouse Partner to ensure stock is efficiently managed in their distribution centres. This role involves loading/unloading deliveries, organizing stock, and picking/packing orders for customers. The ideal candidate should have a respectful and hard-working approach, with prior warehouse experience being a plus but not essential as training will be provided. The retailer supports flexible working arrangements, making it a great opportunity for work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Training provided

Employee ownership

Qualifications

• Respectful and hard‑working nature.
• Over 18 years of age.
• Willingness to learn and train.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload deliveries.
• Organise and store stock safely.
• Pick and pack orders for delivery.
• Maintain general housekeeping tasks.
• Support the warehouse team where needed.

Job description

About the role

As a Warehouse Partner working in one of our distribution centres, you'll have the important role of making sure our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. Whether it's for shop deliveries or direct to customer orders, you'll handle the goods that pass through our warehouses efficiently and accurately.

Working with a friendly and welcoming team, your respectful and hard‑working nature will make all the difference to the sites efficiency and ultimately the service we provide to our customers.

Due to the nature of this role, we require all applicants to be over 18 to apply

Key Responsibilities

• Helping to load and unload our lorries the day's deliveries.
• Organising stock, ensuring that our goods and products are safely stored and replenished and that a safe working environment is adhered to at all times.
• Picking and packing the orders for our customers and prepare these for delivery (John Lewis only).
• Maintaining and taking pride in general housekeeping tasks to keep the operation running smoothly.
• Supporting the whole warehouse team by being flexible, working in the areas of the site that need it most when required.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is welcomed but not essential. We'll train you in all you need to know so that you can perform at your best, everyday.

About the Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food‑lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre‑employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third‑party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work‑life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.