Warehouse Operative

Müller UK & Ireland; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy producer is seeking Warehouse Operatives for its Amesbury Depot. The role requires manual packing of milk, ensuring quality control, and performing various operational tasks within a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude towards work. The employment offers a competitive salary of £12.66 per hour with additional premiums for overtime and unsociable hours, plus inclusive benefits such as 25 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Enhanced family leave policies

Life Assurance

Company Pension matching contributions

Müller Rewards discount scheme

Free corporate uniform

Free onsite secured parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse or manufacturing setting is desirable.
• Must possess good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude and work well independently.

Responsibilities

• Manually pack milk into trolleys and move them.
• Operate chill trolley packers and shrinkwrappers.
• Load and unload vehicles as needed.
• Maintain hygiene and environmental standards.
• Conduct consistent quality control checks.
• Replenish materials as required.

Skills

Relevant experience in a similar role

Good standard of literacy and numeracy skills

Positive thinking and self-motivated

Team player and initiative-driven

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong work ethic

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredient products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

We are recruiting at our Amesbury Depot (SP4 7SZ) for Warehouse Operatives

The purpose of the role is to manually pack milk into trolleys, move trolleys and empty trolleys across the chill, working in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining knowledge of products and processes involved in the day to day delivery of goods.

• Contract - Full Time / Permanent
• Location - Amesbury Depot (SP4 7SZ)
• Shifts - 4 on, 3 off - 14pm - 22.30pm (10 hour shift)

Rate of Pay - £12.66 (plus below premiums)

• 1.5x Overtime
• 1.25x Saturday
• 1.5x Sunday and an additional
• 23% uplift for unsociable hours worked between 6PM - 4AM

Warehouse Operative Role & Responsibilities

• Operating chill trolley packers and chill shrinkwrappers.
• Loading / unloading inbound and outbound vehicles.
• Stock rotation.
• Date code checking.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Risk assessments and basic PMS.
• Consistent quality control inspection and awareness, assuring customer expectations and product standards are maintained.
• Maintain hygiene and environmental standards - Clean as you go.
• Operate equipment and processes effectively, delivering the required output relative to the role.
• Replenish materials as required.
• Deliver and support the training of colleagues on job related tasks.
• Effectively communicate to individuals within and outside of department.
• Undertake any other duties; in keeping with the nature of the role as requested.

Warehouse Operative Key skills & experience

• Relevant experience in a similar role is desirable
• A good standard of literacy and numeracy skills
• A positive thinking and self‑motivated individual
• An effective team member who works well on their own initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates an excellent attitude to work

Warehouse Operative Benefits

• A competitive rate of pay and premiums
• 25 days holiday - to increase with service
• Enhanced family leave policies
• X2 Life Assurance
• Company Pension - business will match contributions to 4% of qualifying earnings
• Access to the Müller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store and the potential to make savings across grocery and clothes shopping, holidays, insurance, gifts and more
• Be provided with a free corporate uniform
• Free onsite secured colleague car parking

Contact Details:

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ