Warehouse Operative

apetito; Portbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Living Wage employer

33 days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Free meals on site

Free parking

Christmas turkey or voucher

apetito perks scheme

Job summary

apetito is hiring for a front-line warehouse picker to support our care homes, schools and hospitals distribution network. You will work in our freezer warehouse, using voice picking systems, ensuring fast, accurate order preparation and on-time loading for deliveries.

We offer training, PPE, and a competitive package with a Living Wage employer status, plus potential overtime and weekend allowances. The role suits reliable, flexible, team-focused individuals who thrive in a high-speed

Qualifications

• Essential: previous warehouse experience and reliability.
• Flexible with attendance and timekeeping; able to work at pace.
• Team player, can work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Willing to learn new skills and adapt to systems like SAP/voice picking.

Responsibilities

• Replenishment of empty pick locations.
• Loading vehicles for delivery.
• Maintain accuracy and attention to detail across tasks.
• Report health, safety and stock quality issues and outages.
• Keep frozen product at required temperatures and minimal ambient exposure.
• Pick and assemble orders in a -22 to -25 C coldstore with high accuracy.
• Assist with loading stock for bulk storage.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Reliability

Attendance

Flexibility

Team player

Calm under pressure

Fast-paced work

Willing to learn

Tools

SAP

Voice picking

Job description

Overview

Fixed shifts: Monday to Friday, 06:00 - 14:00 (40 hours per week)

£16.16 per hour / £33,619.08 per year

+ Bonus

+ Benefits

8 hour shift, including paid breaks

You will be working on the front line to pick and pack delicious and nutritious meals in our warehouse at the centre of our distribution network for Care Homes, Schools and Hospitals.

The ultimate goal is to provide a service to our customer that exceeds expectations while continuously improving efficiencies.

As an apetito employee you must always be willing to go above and beyond.

You'll be trained to use a voice picking system to pick orders in the freezer warehouse, which runs at -23 degrees.

We'll provide all the PPE to keep you warm and safe in the freezer.

The Warehouse team work to strict delivery deadlines so being efficient and able to work at pace is really important.

A reasonable amount of overtime, potentially on weekends, may be required (weekend and overtime shift allowances may apply.)

Who we are

apetito is the UK's leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK's largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Replenishment of Empty pick locations.
• Loading Vehicles for delivery.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are paramount in all areas.
• Reporting of issues such as Health and Safety concerns, stock quality problems, and mechanical breakdowns.
• Ensuring frozen product is placed under minimal exposure to ambient temperatures.
• Picking and assembling orders in our coldstore which is -22/25 degrees with a high degree of quality and accuracy.
• In loading stock for bulk storage.

About you

Essential

• Previous experience in a warehouse environment
• Is able to demonstrate commitment and stability
• Flexible, good attendance and timekeeping
• Multi-skilled or willing to learn new skills
• Open and honest team player
• A flexible, motivated and committed individual with a "can do" approach
• Calm under pressure, with the ability to work within tight deadlines
• Must be able to manage with the demands of a high speed and high frequency factory 'picking' environment

Desirable

• Temperature controlled warehouse experience
• Experience of SAP/Voice picking systems

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimum requirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
• 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (which are considered a normal working day)
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Free meals, snacks and beverages on site
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK's most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

Learn more about apetito's commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.