Warehouse Operative

Holdsworth Ltd

Duckmanton

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 25,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary weekly bonus

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Staff discount

Job summary

Holdsworth Ltd is seeking a Warehouse Operative for their Despatch team in Chesterfield. Responsibilities include picking orders, ensuring product quality, and loading vehicles while maintaining a clean workspace.

The successful candidate must hold a valid driving licence and be prepared to work in a cold store. Additional perks include a discretionary weekly bonus, pension scheme, and healthcare cash plan.

Qualifications

Must be prepared to work in a Coldstore environment.
Must have a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

Pick orders from picking sheets with attention to product and quantities.
Report any handling equipment faults immediately.
Load and unload cages and vehicles carefully.

Skills

Valid driving licence

Attention to detail

Familiarity with warehouse operations

Tools

Pallet trucks

Fork trucks

Job description

Greaves Close, Markham Vale, Chesterfield, S44 5FB, United Kingdom

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 that ensures 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 you must have a valid driving licence.

The role offers a weekly bonus (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 include:

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 ladders and harnesses when working off ground level
To use pallet trucks or 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