Warehouse Operative

Horizon Search & Selection Ltd; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Warehouse Operative in Bury St Edmunds. Ideal candidates will have experience in busy warehouse settings, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to learn. Responsibilities include picking and packing stock, loading for dispatch, and maintaining cleanliness. A positive can-do attitude is essential. Competitive salary between £24,000 - £25,500 with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a busy warehouse environment.
• Ability to manage changing priorities.
• Willingness to learn and be trained in multiple areas.

Responsibilities

• Picking, labelling, and packing stock.
• Loading goods for dispatch.
• Maintaining a clean work environment.
• Checking and accepting goods from suppliers.

Skills

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Ability to manage changing priorities

Ability to multi-task

Strong desire for cleanliness and efficiency

Can do attitude

Job description

Warehouse Operative

We’re seeking a Warehouse Operative to join our client in Bury St Edmunds. This is a full-time, permanent role working 37.5 hours a week from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. This role suits someone who enjoys being active and is looking for a fast-paced role in which both your brain and hands will be busy all day long.

Salary

£24,000 - £25,500 (subject to review after the successful completion of a 3-month probation and annually thereafter).

Company Profile

Our client is a medium-sized business with sites in Europe and the USA who have a fantastic reputation in their industry for delivering fast, efficient products and services to their clients. After 35 successful years in business, the group is continuing to expand.

Responsibilities

• Picking, labelling, and packing stock ready for dispatch
• Loading goods for dispatch (some delivering may be required)
• Cleaning your work area maintaining a safe work environment
• Using systems to maintain stock records
• Disposing/recycling of packaging
• Supporting other areas in the warehouse when required (such as goods in)
• Checking and accepting goods from suppliers
• Verifying quantity and quality meet standards
• Locating and storing stock, maintaining stock integrity and rotation
• Relocating and lifting stock by hand and using pallet trucks, Padpack machine and a paper shredder
• Forklift operation may be required (training will be provided)
• Clean room packing
• Maintaining warehouse, clean room and building cleanliness
• Assisting other warehouse sections such as matting production

For the right candidate, there is room to grow and develop your skills and experiences within this role and be appropriately rewarded. Many of our client’s workforce have worked in the company for a long time, and ideally, we would like to find somebody who wishes to stay and commit to a role and grow within it for a considerable length of time.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in a busy warehouse environment
• Ability to manage changing priorities
• Ability to multi task in a fast-paced environment and retain focus and productivity
• Computer literacy
• Willingness to learn and be trained in multiple areas of the warehouse
• A desire to work to high standards – of health and safety, tidiness and cleanliness, work efficiency, customer service
• Be willing to attend short training courses as necessary
• A ‘can do’ attitude
• A very sharp attention to detail

Apply

Please apply to Kate Howes through our website or alternatively, you can email a copy of your CV to [e-mail].

We aim to respond with specific feedback to every applicant via email within 14 days. However, as we are a small two-person independent agency, if we are extremely busy this may take longer. If you would like feedback sooner, then feel free to contact us via email and we will come back to you ASAP.