Warehouse Operative

Recruitment Services Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK electrical wholesaler is seeking a Warehouse Operative for their Leeds branch. The role involves managing goods movement, supporting warehouse duties, and ensuring a safe environment. Join a stable business that values teamwork and offers career development opportunities.

Benefits

Industry-recognised training

Career development

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse operations and goods receiving/dispatch.
• Experience in a trade or distribution-based warehouse setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage branch-to-branch collections and deliveries.
• Receive goods, check against delivery notes, and update records.
• Prepare orders for dispatch and organize outgoing stock.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Goods receiving/dispatch

Trade or distribution-based warehouse

Education

Counterbalance forklift truck licence

Tools

Stock management software

Job description

Job Title: Warehouse Operative
Location: Leeds
Pay rate/Salary: £29,000 – £34,000 per annum
Hours of Work: Full-time (Monday to Friday)
Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately (flexible for notice periods)

We are hiring for a Warehouse Operative who is experienced in working within a trade-focused distribution environment in Leeds. This is a busy, structured warehouse supporting a national electrical wholesaler, and you will be responsible for coordinating inter-branch collections at the back door as part of the wider warehouse team.

Duties of a Warehouse Operative

In this role, you will be working in the Warehouse & Logistics team to ensure effective management of goods movement and inter-branch coordination. Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you will be responsible for:

• Managing branch-to-branch collections and deliveries at the back door

• Receiving goods, checking against delivery notes, and updating records

• Preparing orders for dispatch and organising outgoing stock

• Maintaining a tidy and safe warehouse environment

• Supporting general warehouse duties including loading/unloading and stock handling

Skills and Experience of a Warehouse Operative

As a Warehouse Operative, you need to have experience with:

• Warehouse operations and goods receiving/dispatch

• Working within a trade or distribution-based warehouse setting

It would be beneficial to the Warehouse Operative role if you also had:

• A valid counterbalance forklift truck licence

• Knowledge of electrical or industrial products

• Experience using stock management or logistics software

What the Client Offers a Warehouse Operative

This client offers:

• A competitive salary within a stable, established business

• Industry-recognised training and career development

• A supportive and team-oriented working environment

About the Client

Our client is a leading UK electrical wholesaler, supplying a vast range of commercial and industrial products to trade customers. They are seeking a Warehouse Operative for their Leeds branch on a permanent basis. You’ll be working in a professional warehouse environment that values accuracy, teamwork, and efficient branch-to-branch operations.

Next Steps:

Apply to this Warehouse Operative role through this advert. If you would like more information about this role, please contact our Industrial team on 0116 262 3733.

If successful, you will need to digitally register with our agency (if you haven’t already done so). If you have not been contacted regarding your application within 7 days, please assume that you have not been successful. We will however retain your application for any future roles for which you may be suitable.

About Regional Recruitment Services – A Recruitment Agency in Leicester

This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website: regionalrecruitment.co.uk