Warehouse Assistant

Taking Care; Kingsteignton; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care provider in Kingsteignton is seeking a Warehouse Assistant to join their dedicated team. This role involves managing stock, processing orders, and maintaining quality customer service. Ideal candidates are meticulous, able to work in a team, and have experience using Microsoft Office. In return, the company offers a salary of £23,167.24 a year, extensive holidays, and various benefits including a wellness program and learning opportunities.

Benefits

34 days holiday including bank holidays and birthday

Opportunity to partake in Shareplan

Life Insurance and Medical Insurance Lite

Wellness Programmes

Long Service Awards

Discount Scheme

On-site Parking

Casual dress

Cycle to Work Scheme

Learning and Development Opportunities

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily pick & pack and ensure all fulfilment and alarm stock is dispatched to agreed timescales.
• Processing sales orders from phone/web sales through to dispatch.
• Assist in controlling Personal Alarms stock to agreed processes.
• Shipment of requested alarm stock, ancillaries, and collateral in line with picking notes.
• Cleaning and Booking in of returned Alarms.
• Ensuring stock control processes are adhered to.
• Liaising with Royal Mail and Couriers.
• Alerting line manager of stock issues.
• Maintain high quality of customer service to all clients.
• Maintain cost effectiveness of postage & packing procedures.
• Assist with stock takes to maintain accuracy, identify issues and ensure safe stock levels are maintained.
• Assist Refurbishment team with booking in and cleaning activities to a high standard.

Skills

Experience of using Microsoft Office Packages

High level of accuracy

Ability to work as part of a team and be flexible in approach to targets and workload

Self-Motivated

Able to lift boxes containing stock items or literature up to 20kg

Accurately complete repetitive tasks on a regular basis

Ability to prioritise workload/work to deadlines

Experience in a Warehouse environment

Job description

Start date: Immediate start date (upon clearance of DBS and referencing)

Are you Enthusiastic, Motivated and a flexible team-player?

We have a great opportunity for a Warehouse Assistant to work alongside our small, dedicated Warehouse Team. We have a great culture and support and value our staff and customers.

We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail, problem solving attitude and flexibility for adjusting workload in line with customer demand.

In return, you will receive a salary of £23,167.24 based on a 35-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Based in our Warehouse in Newton Abbot.

Who are We?

Taking Care provides around the clock support to almost 100,000 customers. Through our personal alarm service, we give our customers the confidence to live safely, well and remain in the home they love.

Caring for our customers is at the heart of everything we do. We love what we do and are proud of the service we provide.

What does a day in the life of our Warehouse Assistant look like?

• Undertake daily pick & pack and ensure all fulfilment and alarm stock is dispatched to agreed timescales
• Processing sales orders from phone/web sales through to dispatch
• Assist in controlling Personal Alarms stock to agreed processes
• Shipment of requested alarm stock, ancillaries, and collateral in line with picking notes
• Cleaning and Booking in of returned Alarms
• Ensuring stock control processes are adhered to
• Liaising with Royal Mail and Couriers
• Alerting line manager of stock issues
• Maintain high quality of customer service to all clients
• Maintain cost effectiveness of postage & packing procedures
• Assist with stock takes to maintain accuracy, identify issues and ensure safe stock levels are maintained
• Assist Refurbishment team with booking in and cleaning activities to a high standard

Development and Training our people is really important to us, what we can teach we will, however our Warehouse Assistant will need to have the following skills and experience to be able to perform the role:

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• Experience of using Microsoft Office Packages
• High level of accuracy
• Ability to work as part of a team and be flexible in approach to targets and workload
• Self-Motivated
• Able to lift boxes containing stock items or literature up to 20kg
• Accurately complete repetitive tasks on a regular basis
• Ability to prioritise workload/work to deadlines
• Experience in a Warehouse environment (desirable)

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days holiday which is inclusive of bank holidays and your birthday off!
• Opportunity to partake in Shareplan
• Life Insurance and Medical Insurance Lite
• Wellness Programmes
• Long Service Awards, Discount Scheme, On-site Parking and Casual dress
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and Development Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Closing Date: 16th February 2026