Warehouse Operative

Telent; Chorley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Chorley is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join its team. The role involves receiving deliveries, conducting stock control, and ensuring timely deliveries to support operations. The ideal candidate has warehouse experience, knowledge of health and safety practices, and a valid Forklift Truck license. This position offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional growth, including a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public holidays

Company pension scheme

Flexible Benefits portal access

Occupational health support

Discounts via Telent Reward scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and best practices.
• Experience with inventory control systems.
• Manual handling experience and awareness.
• Good physical fitness and ability to work quickly.

Responsibilities

• Receiving deliveries of goods and supplies.
• Conducting stock control and managing inventory checks.
• Processing and packing orders for dispatch.
• Maintaining accurate stock records using inventory systems.
• Conducting daily safety checks on forklift trucks.

Skills

Organised

Reliable

Strong knowledge of health and safety practices

Good communication skills

Teamworking skills

Flexible approach to working hours

Tools

RF scanners

Inventory control systems (Oracle or similar)

Forklift Truck (Counterbalance License)

Job description

Warehouse Operative (1900) - Network Services, Logistics & Warehousing - Chorley (PR7 3JP)

Telent's Logistics team within the Network Services division is currently hiring for a Warehouse Operative due to an influx of work at our Super Centre. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative, driven, and well-trained team.

The Warehouse Operative role is based at our Chorley location (PR7 3JP), working Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, with occasional earlier or later starts. You MUST be commutable to our Chorley depot.

At Telent, employees have the opportunity to be part of something bigger - keeping things moving and connecting people. The work is important and approached with passion, driving fast learning, inspiring colleagues, and making the organisation run smoother and better. The Warehouse Operative will help keep the nation's critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, the Warehouse Operative will be responsible for carrying out general warehousing and stores duties. The Warehouse Operative must be able to follow general work instructions without direct supervision. The primary purpose of this role is to provide warehouse logistics / logistical support to internal and external customers, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of materials to support contractual requirements.

Warehouse Operative - Key Responsibilities:

• Receiving deliveries of goods and supplies
• Checking deliveries for damage, shortages, or missing items
• Storing and locating goods accurately
• Conducting stock control, including perpetual inventory checks
• Ordering raw materials as required
• Moving stock by hand or using a forklift truck
• Processing, picking, and packing orders for field teams
• Loading goods for dispatch
• Maintaining accurate stock records using relevant inventory systems
• Keeping paperwork and filing systems up to date
• Cleaning and tidying work areas, including the yard
• Packing and wrapping goods
• Arranging logistics and transportation collections and deliveries
• Coordinating waste management collections
• Performing daily safety checks on counterbalance and narrow aisle forklift trucks
• Assisting less experienced staff when needed
• Managing yard and vehicle movements
• Conducting risk assessments as required

Warehouse Operative - Ideal Candidate:

The ideal Warehouse Operative will be an organised, reliable, and a hardworking individual with proven experience in a warehouse environment. You will demonstrate strong knowledge of health and safety practices, possess a keen eye for detail, and be capable of working efficiently both independently and as part of a team. Good communication skills, flexibility, and a friendly, polite manner are essential. Experience with inventory systems and forklift operation is required (Forklift Truck Counterbalance License holder).

Warehouse Operative - Key Requirements:

• Proven experience working in a warehouse environment
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and best practices
• Experience with inventory control systems such as Oracle or similar
• Competency using RF scanners
• Basic data entry skills
• Manual Handling experience and awareness
• Current valid Forklift Truck Licence (Counterbalance)
• Polite and friendly manner
• Good physical fitness
• Strong teamworking skills
• Ability to work quickly and accurately
• Honest, reliable, and punctual
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Good timekeeping

What Telent Offers:

A career at Telent offers opportunities across sectors, roles, technologies, and customers - providing chances to develop new skills and make an impact. As a growing organisation, Telent relies on committed teams to deliver success.

Telent nurtures talent through an ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, celebrates diverse ideas, and empowers employees to be themselves and thrive at work.

Additional benefits for this role include:

• 26 days annual leave, plus public holidays, and options to purchase / sell days
• Company pension scheme
• Access to the Flexible Benefits portal
• A range of family-friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing portal
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants, and shopping via the Telent Reward scheme

We're passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support. Telent Core Values: Be Inclusive, Be Collaborative, Be Customer Focused and Take Responsibility.