Warehouse Operative

Alliance Healthcare; Greater London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pharmaceuticals is looking for a Warehouse Operative to join their team in Chessington. This role involves picking and packing orders, ensuring accuracy, and maintaining a hazard-free environment. If you are flexible, adaptable, and ready to work under pressure, we'd love to have you on our team!

Benefits

Competitive Pension scheme with company match

Career training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Charity days for events and fun activities

Qualifications

• Capable of standing and walking for long periods of time.
• Able to carry out manual handling activities.

Responsibilities

• Replenishment of Automat System.
• Picking and packing orders.
• Assembling hospital orders accurately.

Skills

Good visual accuracy

Numeracy skills

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

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Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

Employer: Alliance Healthcare

Location: Chessington KT9 1SN

Salary: £12.36 per hour + Benefits listed below

Hours per week: 40

Shifts: Mon- Fri 17:00- 00:30 & Sun 07:00-12:00

This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business

About The Company

Alliance Healthcare (Cencora) is a leading distributor and wholesaler of pharmaceutical, medical, and healthcare products, serving over 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, and dispensing doctors throughout the United Kingdom.

We play a significant role in the medical supply chain and everything that we do has a direct impact on the end user, the patient.

As part of Cencora, we are ideally placed to help you grow and develop your career as far as you want to go. Our diversity and inclusion vision is to create a culture were we value the differences that a diverse workplace brings, powering greater collaboration and innovation.

Let’s talk a little bit about what you can expect:

We currently have opportunities to join our fast-paced pharmaceutical supply chain and be a key player in serving millions of patients across the UK and shaping our company culture. We’re seeking a flexible team member to join us at our Service Centre in Chessington, who will thrive in an exciting environment where the work we do is critical in ensuring the integrity of the medical supply chain. If you’re passionate about creating healthier futures, making a meaningful impact in your daily role and want to work with a forward-thinking team, then apply now and let’s take the next step together!

Top Benefits Working With Us

• Competitive Pension scheme where the company matches your contribution and can include death in service benefit
• Career training, development and various internal progression opportunities, such as forklift truck licence, forum representatives, and working in other departments
• Employee Assistance programme with free legal and financial advice as well as mental health counselling and access to trained Mental Health First Aiders at work
• Charity days for events such as Children in Need and fun activities all year-round
  
  

Here’s an idea of what you’ll be doing on a daily basis:

• Replenishment of Automat System
• Picking and packing orders on the manual picking belt, bulk, fridge and secure areas
• Carrying out roles within transport and routing completed orders to their destination
• Where required must accurately assemble items from the pick documentation and ensure that the quantity picked is accurate.
• Special care must be taken to avoid damage and the appropriate bin/packaging used - all damages must be reported to the line team leader.
• Any pick face errors must be reported to the line team leaders immediately.
• Any visible errors within the warehouse environment must be reported to line team leaders immediately
• If there is a problem with a particular line / area the line team leader must be informed
• Hospital orders are assembled in the same way but must be given to the hospital checker to ensure accuracy
• Special check orders are assembled in the same way but must be given to the special checker to ensure accuracy
• Medical Bulk orders, Fridge orders & Secure area orders must be picked in the same way however each have specific criteria that will be covered through training
• Any errors must be responded to immediately.
• All unusual quantities in picking process must be brought to the attention of the line team leader
• Any suspected / actual issues relating to an order itself must be reported to the line team leader
• Any issues relating to transport activities must be reported to the line team leader
• Awareness of Health & Safety procedures at all times.
• The warehouse area must be kept clean and tidy and free from rubbish at all times.
  
  

Here’s the kind of person that would fit us best:

• Flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to communicate well with others
• Good visual accuracy, numeracy and communication skills
• Committed to working in a hazard-free, world class health and safety environment
  
  

Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be capable of standing and walking for long periods of time as well as carrying out manual handling activities in line with our Health and Safety standards. Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment, we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.

On that basis, for this role we cannot make “reasonable adjustments” for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties. If you are unsure as to whether this applies to your application, you must detail on your application form and discuss at interview any information you feel may be relevant.

We do receive a lot of applications for our warehouse roles so we may close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications.

#alliancehealthcare

As Part of Cencora, Alliance Healthcare is a leading pharmaceutical wholesaler distributor in the UK. Supplying medical and healthcare products, serving over 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals and dispensing doctors throughout the UK. Founded as UniChem in 1938, we have a vast amount of history and experience in this sector.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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