Warehouse Operative

Holdsworth Foods; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Death-in-service benefit

Healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance program

Company pension

Career development

Job summary

Holdsworth Foods requires a Warehouse Operative for our Despatch team at the Bedford depot. You will pick orders, know stock locations, and assist with loading, ensuring accuracy and safety in a cold-store environment.

Shifts are Monday to Friday, typically 4:30pm to 12:30am. You will operate pallet trucks/forklifts if certified, maintain a clean warehouse, and support senior management with additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse picking and dispatch processes.
• Ability to work in a cold store environment.
• Must follow safety procedures and loading/unloading protocols.

Responsibilities

• Pick orders from picking sheets with attention to product and quantities.
• Identify products stocked and understand warehouse layout.
• Ensure correct storage areas are used for items.
• Face labels outwards for double checking.
• Handle loading/unloading of cages safely.
• Operate pallet trucks or forklift trucks only if certified.
• Report equipment faults to supervisor.
• Double checkers verify cages against picking sheets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

Pallet trucks

Forklift truck

Job description

Holdsworth Foods is one of the UK's largest independent foodservice distributors. We have a real passion for what we do and our business is built on the quality of service we provide. We are looking for a Warehouse Operative to work in our Despatch team at our Bedford depot. Working as a Warehouse Operative, you will be joining a team who ensure that our customers receive the right products and support in the delivery of high levels of customer service.

The successful Warehouse Operative will benefit from a staff discount on our delectable food range, a death-in-service benefit for peace of mind, a healthcare cash plan, an employee assistance program to uplift your well-being, and a company pension to enhance your retirement years. Additionally, we are dedicated to supporting your ongoing development and career goals.

We are looking for someone to join us to complete hours Monday to Friday. Typical shifts will be 4.30pm to 0.30am.

You must be prepared to work in a Cold store environment.

Duties includes:

• To pick orders from picking sheets, with attention to product and quantities
• To be familiar with and able to identify the products stocked.
• To have a good working knowledge of the set-up of the warehouse and of the correct storage areas of all the various items stocked.
• To face labels outwards for double checking purposes
• To take care when loading and unloading cages
• To use the ladders and harnesses when working off ground level.
• To use pallet trucks/fork truck in a safe manner, and only if valid certification for the machine is held.
• To report any handling equipment faults immediately to the Department Manager or his/her Deputy.
• Nominated double checkers are to check cages for products and quantities against picking sheets
• Picking sheets must be signed for by the picker, double checker and stacker for traceability
• To load the cages onto the correct vehicle, taking extreme care not to damage any of the goods
• To load dry goods plus meat orders onto the correct vehicles taking care to load in such a way as to avoid any damage, spillage whilst in transport.
• To keep the warehouse clean and tidy at all times.
• To assist with other duties when requested to do so by senior management.