Warehouse Operative

Reynolds Food Group; Great Notley; On-site; GBP 24,967 - 30,516; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay reviews

28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays

Retail Discount membership

Health Care Cash Plan membership

Group Personal Pension Plan

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Reynolds Food Group is seeking Warehouse staff in Great Notley. The position involves maintaining warehouse standards, picking, and packing customer orders. Applicants should ideally have experience in a frozen environment and a Counterbalance Forklift licence is an advantage.

Benefits include annual pay reviews, up to 33 days paid leave, health care plans, and free onsite parking. Join our dynamic team at our new facility and enjoy a rewarding work experience!

Qualifications

• Ideally would have previous experience of working in a frozen/chilled environment.
• Counterbalance Forklift licence would be advantageous.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, on own incentive and within a team with high levels of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working within a chilled/frozen environment.
• Flexible approach and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the pace and standards of performance within the Warehouse.
• Assist in minimising and monitoring specific areas of waste.
• Ensure all stock is used in accordance with the Company Stock rotation process.
• Picking, packing, labelling, and scanning customer orders.
• Assemble products on a pallet in a safe manner.
• Contribute to providing an efficient, friendly service.
• Report any shorts or damaged products.
• Complete relevant paperwork.

Skills

Previous experience in a frozen/chilled environment

Counterbalance Forklift licence

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Self-motivated and flexible

Job description

Location: Great Notley, Braintree, Essex

Salary

£27,742 pa (£13.34 per hour)

Hours

6am – 3pm (5 over 7 shift pattern including weekends, 40 hours per week)

Reynolds Food Group are thrilled to announce that we have opened our new facility in Braintree and are looking for energetic, reliable Warehouse staff to join our small dynamic team. This is a new Ambient / Freezer facility and we are looking for an exceptional Counterbalance forklift driver operative to start ASAP.

Accountabilities

• Maintain the pace and standards of performance within the Warehouse (ambient & frozen).
• Assist in minimising and monitoring specific areas of waste, maximising service, productivity and always providing availability of products.
• Ensure all stock is used in accordance with the Company Stock rotation process.
• Picking, packing, labelling, scanning wrapping and palletising of customer orders accurately.
• Assemble products on a pallet in a safe manner, avoiding compression and damage whilst building up the pallet correctly.
• Contribute to providing an efficient, friendly service always to create and maintain a customer focused environment and ensure that all queries are dealt with efficiently and politely.
• Report any shorts or damaged products.
• Completion of relevant paperwork.
• Comply with all legalities, Health & Safety, Hygiene, and Environmental policies.
• Follow internal procedures in relation to temperature controls.
• Maintain good housekeeping of your work area by applying the Company ‘Clean as you go’ policy at all times.
• Work efficiently both independently and as part of the team.
• Always adhere to The Company Policies and Procedures.
• Other Warehouse Operative duties as required.

Skills & Experience

• Ideally would have previous experience of working in a frozen/chilled environment.
• Counterbalance Forklift licence would be advantageous.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, on own incentive and within a team with high levels of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working within a chilled/frozen environment.
• Flexible approach and self-motivated.

Benefits

• Annual pay reviews
• 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Retail Discount membership.
• Health Care Cash Plan membership.
• Group Personal Pension Plan.
• Further company tailored benefits achieved through service and commitment.
• Free onsite parking

This is a brief outline of the Warehouse Operative role. For more information or to apply, please click on the link. We look forward to hearing from you!

Reynolds Catering is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

At Reynolds Food Group, we’ve spent over 80 years sourcing and supplying the freshest ingredients to the UK’s food service industry. From our roots as a family-run fruit and veg stall in Hackney, we’ve grown into the UK’s only national family-run greengrocer – trusted by chefs, restaurateurs, and caterers across the country.