Warehouse Operative

Ocado Group; Bicester; On-site; Full time

Job description

Warehouse Operative - Bicester - Full Time, Permanent
Location: OX26 6GF

Salary: £10.75 up to £16.23 per hour with our premiums and overtime rate

Per Annum: £20,124 (calculated on a basic 40 hour working week not including premiums)

Starting rate: £10.75 per hour
Night shift premium (between the hours of 10pm and 6am) - plus £2.00 per hour
Freezer premium for all hours worked - plus £0.80 per hour
Overtime paid at basic x 1.25
Reduce your travel costs by up to 75% through our dedicated lift share programme.
Travel with friends and colleagues on guaranteed shift matches.
Work only 4 days out of 7 days, (Overtime available)

We are preparing to open our new, high-tech warehouse in Bicester and we are excited to offer recruitment opportunities for Warehouse Operatives who want to be a part of our future.

This isn't just an ordinary warehouse

We use innovative and state-of-the-art technology, and joining us as a Warehouse Operative means you’ll be working for the world’s largest and fastest-growing online grocery retailer in a safe, clean, fast-paced warehouse environment.

Our first employees will play a critical role in getting the site ready to operate. This means initially you will be a general warehouse operative working in our Inbound team; unpacking, inspecting, and scanning our storage totes ahead of taking deliveries, and receiving and decanting goods into the totes.

There is no need to have any previous experience as you will receive full training, but you will need to have a good level of fitness, be able to work in multiple temperatures, from chilled to ambient (minimum 2°C), have a good eye for detail and be able to work independently but also be a good team player.

What’s in it for you?

Our people are at the heart of our business and without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. So it’s important to us that along with safe working environments, we support and develop our employees with great benefits and opportunities for career progression.

At work

Set yourself up for your shift with a full breakfast, or dinner, from £1, at our onsite subsidised Cafe. We also have a staff shop where you can buy everyday groceries for a fraction of the normal price, a big saving on your weekly shop! On your breaks, we have a chill-out area where you can relax, a room with a pool table and games. We also have a quiet room if you need somewhere to be alone with your thoughts.

Benefits

We have a whole host of benefits available to you with some of most popular being;

1. Holiday purchase scheme so you can spend more time with family and friends
2. Life assurance - we fund you for 3 x your salary so your loved ones will be financially protected if you were to pass away
3. Dental insurance - claim reimbursement on your family’s dental expenses
4. Digital GP - you and your immediate family have access to unlimited video consultations with a GP
5. A range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including 15% off online shopping at Ocado Retail
6. Free shares - twice a year you will be awarded the value of 0.5% of your annual pay in Ocado shares.

Career Progression

A career at Ocado Group can lead to many things with fantastic opportunities available in both Ocado Logistics, Engineering and beyond.

Many of our managers started their career in one of our Customer Fulfilment Centres, in fact, 90% of our advertised roles are filled by internal colleagues! There are genuine opportunities for you to progress your career and shape the future of Ocado Group.

Getting to work

Situated just off the A41 at Symmetry Park, Ambrosden, Bicester OX26 6GF. We have an onsite car park. We also have 2 bike sheds where you can lock your bike up on our secure grounds. Public transport is available for most night shifts but only some day shifts due to the early starts.

Our site at Bicester

From our facility we will send out up to 36,000 orders per week to Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas, including the Beautiful Cotswolds. Whether it's receiving products from suppliers, picking customers shopping, loading or driving our vans that interest you, we have a role for you. As we are a brand new site you can really make a difference, working in our high-tech warehouse. We are very excited about our journey in Bicester and would like for you to join our team!

Everyone at Ocado Group takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.

From July, you’ll have the opportunity to be able to choose which of our core Warehouse Operative roles you wish to do long term. All areas are four days per week on a roster basis and will include weekends.

Inbound: Receiving goods from suppliers and decanting the products into totes. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

Days Shift - 06:00 to 17:00 | Nights Shift - 19:00 to 06:00

Pick and Pack: Picking and packing customer orders into totes. We want you to delight our customers so high standards and great care are essential.

Days Shift - 05:00 to 15:00 | Nights Shift - 19:00 to 05:00

Despatch: Loading individual totes (weighing up to 18kg) into frames which are then loaded into the delivery vans. You’ll also sort and organise the totes when they come back to site, dealing with any returns, helping with the in-house tote wash machine and sorting stock for our shop or the charities we support.

Days Shift - 07:00 to 17:00 | Nights Shift - 21:00 to 07:00

Freezer: Picking and packing the frozen items for customer orders into totes. We want you to delight our customers so high standards and great care are essential. Full freezer gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures up to -25℃

Days Shift - 05:00 to 15:00 | Nights Shift - 19:00 to 05:00

Things to consider:

1. We have both ambient and chill (0 to 5℃) sections in our warehouse and you will be expected to work in both.
2. Our roles require you to be on your feet and mobile at all times as well as carrying out repetitive tasks and potentially lifting up to 25kg weights.
3. You will be required to handle both meat and alcohol products.
4. We will provide you with great training and the correct Personal Protective Equipment.

Still not sure? Search “Ocado Robots” on YouTube. This is the future.

If you can deliver a best in class customer experience, then this is the job for you! Apply today, and our friendly Recruitment team will be in touch if your application is successful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.75-£16.23 per hour

Work Location: In person