Warehouse Operative

GSF Car Parts Limited; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free flu vaccine

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from household names

Paid time off to volunteer

Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

Job summary

GSF Car Parts Limited in East Grinstead is seeking a dedicated Warehouse Operative to ensure orders are picked and packed for delivery. As an essential team member, you will manage stock efficiently while maintaining high customer service standards.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment, be a team player, and possess attention to detail. Benefits include 28 days annual leave, training opportunities, and various perks designed to support team members' health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of car parts and the automotive industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Check and put away supplier delivered parts.
• Pick and load vans accurately and timely.
• Check customer returns for resale, warranty, or surcharge.
• Ensure stock is correctly stored in allocated bin locations.

Skills

Fast-paced warehouse experience

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Team player

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Job description

About The Role

At GSF Car Parts, our Warehouse Operatives play an important role within the team by ensuring orders are picked and packed, and ready to be delivered to our customers. They champion customer service delivery through efficient coordination of warehouse stock and understand the importance of delivery timeframes.

Main Duties include

• Checking and putting away supplier delivered parts
• Picking and loading vans accurately and in a timely manner
• Checking customer returns for resale, warranty or surcharge
• Checking stock quantities are correct against computer while also ensuring stock is stored in the allocated bin locations

Working hours

30 (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working.

About You

What you'll need to succeed

• A great track record working in a fast paced warehouse, or similar environment
• Ability to work well under pressure
• A good team player
• Work efficiently with good attention to detail
• Understand the necessity of customer service & working to deadlines
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of car parts and the automotive industry would be desirable

What we’ll offer

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members' life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones and there is something for everyone! To name a few of our benefits we offer:

• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-served
• Free flu vaccine
• Health & wellbeing tools
• Free support from pension experts
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
• A suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group’s national garage programme, Servicesure.