Warehouse Operative

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly bonus

Pension

Healthcare cash plan

Staff discount

Cycle to work

Job summary

Holdsworth Foods is a major UK foodservice distributor seeking a Warehouse Operative to join our Despatch team in Chesterfield. You will ensure accurate picking and safe handling of goods, working in a coldstore environment and training to drive a forklift.

The role offers a weekly bonus and a benefits package including pension, healthcare cash plan, and staff discounts. Working hours are 5.30pm–1.30am, Sunday to Friday with one day off.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse environments is preferred.
• Willingness to train to drive a forklift.
• Ability to work in a coldstore environment.

Responsibilities

• Pick orders from picking sheets with attention to quantity and product.
• Familiar with products stocked and storage areas.
• Operate pallet trucks/forklift safely (certified).
• Load cages onto vehicle carefully to avoid damage.
• Keep the warehouse clean and tidy at all times.

Skills

Forklift operation

Tools

Forklift Truck

Job description

• Location Greaves Close,Markham Vale,Chesterfield, S44 5FB,United Kingdom
• Other Compensation Discretionary weekly bonus, healthcare cashplan, pension
• Employee Type Permanent - Full Time

Contact information

• Contact Name Mel Weatherhead
• Contact Phone [phone]
• Contact Email [e-mail]

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 Chesterfield 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.

You must be prepared to work in a Coldstore environment and be prepared to train to drive a Forklift Truck.

The role offers a weekly bonus worth nearly £2,000 per year (after successful training period), pension, death in service, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan scheme and staff discount.

The working hours are 5.30pm to 1.30am, Sunday to Friday (with one day off in the week).

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.