Warehouse Operative

Matthew Clark; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established drinks wholesaler in Birmingham seeks a Warehouse Operative to ensure timely delivery of drinks to various venues. You will be responsible for order picking, packing, and vehicle unloading while managing paperwork and customer delivery verification. Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess good numerical and literacy skills, along with a forklift truck license being desirable. This role is crucial to the supply chain and contributes positively to operations.

Qualifications

• Comfortable in a fast-paced warehouse environment and physically demanding labour.
• Possession of a counterbalance or reach forklift truck license is desirable.
• Exceptional numerical and literacy skills for assisting with stock-takes.
• Proficiency with hand-held technology for order picking.

Responsibilities

• Perform order picking and packing, and vehicle loading and unloading.
• Manage paperwork and verify customer deliveries.
• Participate in stock-takes and assist with numerical tasks.

Skills

Physical strength

Teamwork

Numerical skills

Literacy skills

Proficiency in technology

Education

Forklift truck license

Job description

About the Role

Working within our bustling warehouse team to ensure timely delivery of drinks to establishments such as pubs, clubs, bars, and restaurants within the region. Performing a diverse range of tasks including order picking and packing, vehicle loading and unloading, keg handling, stacking, and racking, paperwork management, and customer delivery verification. Based at one of our numerous regional depots, each provides convenient road access and onsite parking facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform order picking and packing, vehicle loading and unloading, keg handling, stacking, and racking.
• Manage paperwork and verify customer deliveries.
• Operate in a fast‑paced warehouse environment and handle physically demanding manual labour.
• Use hand‑held technology to assist with picking orders.
• Participate in monthly stock‑take and assist with numerical and literacy tasks.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Comfortable thriving in a fast‑paced warehouse environment, prepared for physically demanding manual labour.
• Possession of a counterbalance or reach forklift truck license is desirable for warehouse replenishment.
• A positive attitude, fostering teamwork and ensuring smooth operations while adhering to Warehouse Health and Safety.
• A team player mentality, dedicated to maintaining seamless workflow and efficiency.
• Exceptional numerical and literacy skills to assist with monthly stock‑take.
• Proficiency with using hand‑held technology to assist with picking orders.

About the Company

We're a team of drinks industry obsessives, driven by supporting the trade - day in and night out. Passion paired with unparalleled industry insight mean we're always moving forward, collaborating with our customers to understand the needs of their business and to ensure we're supporting their future growth. We are one of the UK's largest drinks wholesalers, supplying drinks to several thousand venues in every part of the UK and every segment of the trade, from luxury hotels and world‑class event spaces to local restaurants and community pubs. With over 200 years of on‑trade experience behind us, and unique insight into the future of our industry, our experience matters.

Join our team as a Warehouse Operative at one of our regional depots, where you'll kickstart the order journey and play a crucial role in bringing joy to our customers. This position is a vital link in our supply chain, committed to organising stock in the depots and picking and packing various drink products. Your efforts will ensure that our products are ready for delivery to our esteemed customers, including pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, and more throughout the region.

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent's and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves. Together we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world's favourite drinks. From grass to glass, and everything in between.

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets, and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. C&C Group's portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent's, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast‑growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig. We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.