Warehouse Operative

PepsiCo; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Pension scheme

PPE provided by the business

Staff discount shop

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidized Canteen

Long Service Rewards

Job summary

PepsiCo UK is seeking a Warehouse Operative at the Walkers SRDC site in Leicester. You will perform picking, loading, and pallet handling on an 8-week rotation of 12-hour days and nights, with an average 42 hours per week.

The role includes ensuring stock accuracy, supporting warehouse movements, and maintaining high service levels. You will work with forklifts, adhere to safety standards, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives at the SRDC site.

Qualifications

• Good people skills.
• Ability to analyse data on the go and make decisions within defined guidelines.
• Excellent reliability and flexibility.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and still deliver first-class performance.
• UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate picking, loading and tipping of goods for customer orders using Ride on Pallet Trucks and RDTs.
• Support Adhoc movements in the warehouse as needed, with use of Mini-mover.
• Ensure accurate stock counts and process returns and low code stock.
• Maintain high service levels and meet/exceed KPI targets.
• Own stock accuracy including pallets and resolve stock issues.

Skills

People skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

UK driving license

Reliability

Flexibility

Autonomy

PC skills

Logistics operations

Tools

Forklift truck

Job description

Overview

PepsiCo is looking for a Warehouse Operative to join our Walkers site in SRDC-Leicester!

Position summary:

Salary: £36,107.71 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance),

Benefits: 23 days holiday, Competitive Pension Scheme, PPE provided by the business, Staff discount shop, Cycle to work scheme, Subsidized Canteen, Long Service Rewards

Working Hours: an average of 42 per week, working an 8 week rotational plan of 12 hour days and nights

Location: Leicester SRDC-GBR, Bursom Road Walkers Snacks Distribution Ltd Leicester LE4 1EX

*For certain roles, we may ask you to declare any unspent criminal convictions in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 at a later stage in the recruitment process and prior to any offer of employment being made. This information will be treated in strict confidence and considered only in relation to your suitability for the role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate picking, loading and tipping of goods for customer orders using Ride on Pallet Trucks and RDT’s.
• Support Adhoc movements in the warehouse as and when needed, with use of Mini-mover.
• Ensure accurate stock counts are carried out when required as well as processing returns and Low code stock.
• Ensuring delivery of personal and team KPI’s
• Ownership of stock accuracy, including pallets, timely variance resolution and identifying, investigation and resolving stock issues.
• Ensuring service levels for customers are maintained to a high standard with KPI targets being met/exceeded for failures/Volume fill/timeliness.
• Positive contribution to the site safety agenda through meeting personal safety accountabilities, input to safety tours and initiatives and involvement in resolution of actions as well as maintaining good housekeeping standards.
• Positive contribution to the site BRC agenda through meeting personal accountabilities, input into BRC tours and initiatives and involvement in resolution of actions.
• Contribution to the SRDC Lean agenda.

In addition to the above core tasks, as an Advanced Skilled member of staff you would also be expected to:

• Ensure accurate completion of special pick tasks.
• Use of Fork Lift Truck to support a variety of warehouse activities.
• Support activities in all Goods In areas, including all Green Goods In tasks.
• Orange Badge Tasks.
• Cover when required of warehouse Ops Support roles (Warehouse tech, Yard)
• Shunting – (Premium rate would apply)
• Be able to train others on all of the above responsibilities

Qualifications

• Good people skills.
• UK driving license.
• Ability to analyse data on the go and make decisions based within clearly defined guidelines.
• Excellent examples of reliability and flexibility.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and still deliver first class performance.
• Great attention to detail whilst working in a complex environment.
• Good PC Skills would be an advantage.
• Must be keen to succeed in a logistics operation, ideally demonstrating future potential.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester.

A Space to be You

We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.