Warehouse Operative

Greggs; Leeds; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Free hot drinks

Paid breaks

Profit sharing 10%

Health and wellbeing app

Holiday entitlement growth

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme (matching up to 7%)

Employee assistance app and helpline

Longservice awards

Savings and discounts

Job summary

Greggs is hiring a Warehouse Operative in Leeds. You will join a fast-paced team, handling picking/packing, ensuring correct storage, and maintaining product temperatures for shop deliveries. Training and support will be provided to help you progress in your role.

The job involves physical tasks, exposure to flour/dust, and working in chilled/frozen areas. Hours are 40 per week with a back shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Comfortable with physical tasks: lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling cages.
• Able to work in cold/frozen areas with warm PPE provided.
• Supportive of an inclusive culture; values diversity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare orders for Greggs shops to ensure timely stock.
• Handle boxes, pick and pack products, and move cages around the warehouse.
• Ensure products are loaded into correct ambient, chill or frozen compartments.

Skills

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

SAP

Job description

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You will be contracted to work 40 hours per week, generally on a 4 week shift pattern on a back shift working 2pm-10pm (10am-6pm on Saturdays) . Exact times for induction can vary but typically involve starting around 8am.

£12.91 per hour plus various premium payments (at age 18). Typical annual earnings for a shift pattern that includes 40 day shift hours per week and weekend working would be in the region of £31,000. Actual earnings will depend exact shift pattern.

Contract Hours

40

Location

Leeds

Closing Date

19/12/2026

Job Category

Supply Chain

Region / Site

Leeds

Business Unit

Supplies & Distribution

About the role

Join us as a Warehouse Operative and you'll be a key part of the Greggs Team, preparing orders for our shops to make sure they have all the products they need to keep our customers satisfied.

You'll work with a great, close-knit team, in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where timescales and targets are important. You'll be handling boxes, picking and packing products, and pushing/pulling cages around the warehouse.

You'll need to make sure our vehicles are at the right temperature ready to load, and products are loaded into the correct compartment; ambient, chill or frozen.

Working in a food environment means that you could be exposed to flour and dust. You will also be expected to work in a chilled/frozen environment.

We'll provide you with all the training and support you'll need to see your career rise.

We can offer you

• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We’ll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Longserviceawards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Warehouse Operative within a similar environment. You'll also need:

• To be comfortable working in a physical role, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of cages, as well as other manual tasks
• To be able to work in cold/frozen areas of the warehouse (warm PPE will be provided)
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good

Experience of using SAP systems would also be beneficial but isn't essential.

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture – how we behave and support each other. Everyone’s welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background,preferencesor beliefs we wantallofour colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs .