Warehouse Operative

Avara Foods Limited; Brackley; On-site; GBP 832,614 - 1,185,844; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Paid weekly

Overtime available

Training and development

Free tea and coffee

Free on-site parking

Subsidised staff canteen

Discounted staff shop

Job summary

Avarafoods is seeking a Warehouse Operative at our Brackley site. The role involves ensuring product quality and managing inventory using the WMS system. Responsibilities include picking, scanning, and loading products, alongside taking temperature readings.

The ideal candidate will possess good English skills, attention to detail, and a team-oriented mindset. This position offers competitive pay of £15.15 per hour plus allowances for shifts worked at night, and opportunities for overtime and growth.

Qualifications

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and flexible attitude to tasks.
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all products are correctly stacked and wrapped.
• Using the WMS system to scan products to stock.
• Picking and scanning of customer orders using the WMS system.
• Taking accurate product temperatures and recording information.
• Loading vehicles using the WMS system accurately.
• Scanning products onto vehicles and loading them correctly.
• Receiving returned products and checking the paperwork.
• Scanning products for stock takes when required.

Skills

Good level of English

Basic numeracy skills

Ability to work well within a team

Attention to detail

Flexible attitude to tasks

Experience in production/manufacturing

Job description

About the Role:

Do you want to earn a minimum of £15.15 per hour? We’re looking for a Warehouse Operative to join our team at our site in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Benefits:

• £15.15 per hour plus shift allowance of £2.00 for any hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00
• Paid weekly
• Overtime available
• Earn a minimum of £732.6 per week
• Earn £500 for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us*
• Training and development from day one
• Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Free tea and coffee
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Discounted staff shop

*T’s & C’s apply

Working Hours:

Week 1:

• Monday: 13:30 - 22:00
• Tuesday: 13:45 - 22:00
• Wednesday: 13:45 - 22:00
• Thursday: 13:45 - 22:00
• Friday: 15:15 - 01:30

Week 2:

• Sunday: 13:00 - 19:45
• Monday: 10:00 - 22:00
• Tuesday: 13:45 - 22:00
• Wednesday: 13:45 - 22:00
• Thursday: 13:45 - 22:00

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all products are correctly stacked, wrapped
• Using the WMS system to scan product to stock and applying the correct labels to pallets
• Picking and scanning of customer orders using the WMS system to ensure you are using the correct product and use by dates as per the customer specification
• Taking accurate product temperatures and recording information to ensure product is within the correct temperature specification
• Loading of vehicles using the WMS system to ascertain all orders are accurate before loading takes place
• Scanning product onto the vehicles and loading them in the correct order
• Receiving returned product, checking the paperwork to ascertain why it has been returned and communicate as required
• Scanning product for stock takes when required
• Effectively communicating with other staff in dispatch and production

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills
• The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

Who are we, and what do we do?

Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants. We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Brackley site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Brackley is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 1.2 million birds per week. There are over 700 talented people employed at our Brackley site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods.

After you apply:

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Brackley site to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.