Warehouse Operative

Rhenus Group; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhenus Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a warehouse operative to join our team on a full-time basis. You will work on manual handling of heavy items, loading/unloading containers, and following strict health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include using handheld scanners to book deliveries, putting away stock, picking orders, packing and labeling for dispatch, and completing customer-driven rework tasks within set timescales. Training and safety gear provided.

Qualifications

• Be able to manually lift heavy items and perform required lifting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Unloading and loading containers.
• Ensure health and safety standards are followed.
• Follow customer requirements, SOPs and achieving the business KPI’s.
• Tipping of trailers that contain cartons of products ordered by our customers; involves lifting and pallet building.
• Booking deliveries in on receipt using handheld scanners.
• Putting away products into allocated locations; lifting and walking; machinery training if required.
• Carrying out picking tasks according to customer requirements; meet timescales.
• Scanning, packing and labeling orders for dispatch at packing station; standing.
• Completing rework requirements as stipulated by the customer; standing.
• Ensure tasks are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner.
• Return consumables and equipment to the correct place after use.
• Undertake other duties as directed by the Line Manager.
• Ensure colleagues log into SFDC.
• Time sheets or equivalent system updated throughout the shift.

Job description

This contract is until 18th December 2026

Shift Patterns:

Monday to Friday 06:00 – 14:00, Saturday 10:00 – 18:00, (45 hours)

Monday to Friday 14:00 – 22:00, Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 (45 hours)

Key Responsibilities:

• Be able to manually handle heavy items/lifting.
• Unloading and loading containers.
• Ensure all health and safety standards are followed and adhered to
• Ensure that you are working to the customer requirements, relevant SOPS and achieving the business KPI’s.
• Tipping of trailers that will contain cartons of products ordered by our customers. This will require some form of lifting and building of pallets.
• Booking deliveries in once received using handheld scanners. This work is usually completed on a loading bay dock.
• Putting away the products that have entered the warehouse into allocated locations. This will require some form of lifting and walking around the warehouse (training will be provided if required to operate machineries).
• Carrying out picking tasks according to customer requirements. This will require some form of lifting and walking around the warehouse and will need to be completed within agreed timescales.
• Scanning, packing and labelling of orders that need to be dispatched to customers. This will usually take place at a packing station which will require standing.
• Completing rework requirements that are stipulated by the customer. This will usually take place at a workstation which will require standing.
• Ensure tasks are completed to a high standard completed in timely manner to able next stage to be carried out.
• Ensure all consumables and equipment are treated with care and returned to the correct place after use.
• Undertake other responsible tasks that may be required from time to time as directed by the needs of the business and/or your Line Manager
• Ensure that colleagues are logging into SFDC.
• Ensure that time sheets or equivalent system are updated throughout the shift.