Warehouse Operative

Frontier Agriculture Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK agriculture firm is seeking a Warehouse Operative to manage goods and ensure quality standards. Responsibilities include unloading and storing products, conducting audits, and maintaining a safe working environment. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills, with relevant training provided. This role offers competitive benefits, including 25 days holiday and support for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday with option to purchase additional days

Employee Assistance Program

Increased parental leave benefits

Life Assurance scheme

Pension plan with employer contributions

Paid volunteer leave

Employee network groups

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing goods including unloading and booking in.
• Ability to conduct stock audits and resolve discrepancies efficiently.
• Commitment to Health and Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Unload and correctly store incoming products.
• Pick, wrap, and load orders onto vehicles.
• Conduct daily and quarterly stock audits.
• Complete paperwork accurately for COMAH compliance.
• Safely operate company forklift trucks.

Skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work towards deadlines

Excellent organisational skills

Use of initiative

Flexible approach to working hours

Proven experience in fast-paced environments

Education

BASIS nominated storekeeper (NSK) trained (desirable)

Counterbalance forklift license (desirable)

Job description

We are looking for a Warehouse Operative to join the Frontier team, based at Diss on a permanent, full-time basis.

You will be working within a lower tier COMAH crop protection store, ensuring a customer first approach is always maintained and that all Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental standards are upheld.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)
• The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Women’s network groups.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Excellent attention to detail
• Use of initiative to manage time and workload
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
• A flexible approach to working hours specifically in peak periods
• Proven experience of working in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to work towards deadlines
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• BASIS nominated storekeeper (NSK) trained (desirable but training will be given for the right candidate)
• Counterbalance forklift license (desirable but training will be given for the right candidate)

Your Role

• Managing goods in – unloading, booking in and correct storage of all incoming products
• Organising order collation – picking, wrapping and loading of orders on to vehicles
• Conducting daily and quarterly stock audits
• Assisting in the investigation and resolution of stock discrepancies in an efficient manner
• Ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately to assist in COMAH compliance
• Safe operation of company forklift trucks
• Assisting the Site Management to deliver all company policies and procedures in relation to Health and Safety
• Ensuring that the Company Health and Safety objectives for your area of responsibility are met
• Assisting Site Management to deliver company target on various audits including: annual Health and Safety audit, annual Basis store audit, COMAH audits and HSE inspections
• Ensuring high levels of housekeeping are always maintained, including the safe disposal of waste spillage
• Reporting deficiencies in safe systems of work, procedures, controls, work practices etc to the Line Manager including undesired circumstance and near miss reporting
• Assisting in all of sites operational areas outside of peak times

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion. With a vision to be the first‑choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Customer First and Expertise – or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.