Warehouse Operative

Ashendon Recruitment Ltd; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Warehouse Assistant for a temporary position in Leighton Buzzard. The role involves ensuring accuracy in warehouse tasks, safely wrapping samples, and maintaining health and safety standards. Ideal candidates should have strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and must be physically fit for heavy lifting. This long-term role has the potential to become permanent.

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit due to heavy lifting.
• Experience in data input is preferred.
• Friendly and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and quick response in warehouse tasks.
• Wrap and secure home samples.
• Maintain health & safety guidelines at all times.
• Register home products onto the studio database.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

Temporary to Permanent Opportunities Available starting January 2nd 2025

Our client one of the UK's largest Retailers and Multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailers both online and on the high street they have some exciting opportunities to work in their new purpose-built Photographic Studios in Leighton Buzzard.

Responsibilities

• Warehouse Assistant: Working primarily within the warehouse you will need to have good attention to detail and ensure accuracy in everything you do; you also need to be quick and respond to requests effectively and ensure that you are able to deal with a fast-paced environment. You will need to scan any items that are moved or relocated to ensure a clear audit trail of all goods in from the Warehouse to the Studio Floor
• Securely wrap all home samples, anything from little candles, picture frames to heavy furniture, sofas
• Responsible for the safety of colleagues and yourself in the workplace. To report or deal with any hazards, incidents, and accidents.
• Demonstrate the ability to work within health & safety guidelines.
• You may be required to work at other studio locations on request.
• Assist in Ad hoc duties as set out by the warehouse manager when required.
• Using the studio database, register home products onto the system ready to transport between studios and the warehouse.

About you

• Have a friendly, helpful, and professional manner always.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with peers and senior management.
• Must be physically fit due to the heavy lifting of samples.
• Have some level of experience in data input.
• Have excellent attention to detail and organisation skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work within health & safety guidelines.
• Be able to contribute and work effectively within a team environment and as part of the wider studio team.
• Be able to work well under pressure, have a flexible attitude and be responsive to change.

The role will be 8 - 5

We will issue you with a High Viz Jacket, but you will need to have your own safety shoes with must be worn at all times on site.

This is a long-term Temporary role that may lead to the possibility of a permanent role in the future