Warehouse Operative

Kuehne+Nagel; Telford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Route 2 Rewards

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Specialist Compliance professional to join our Contract Logistics team in the UK. You will oversee firearms and dangerous goods compliance, conduct checks, maintain safety standards, and drive continuous improvement.

This role supports operations with hands-on guidance, audits, and reporting; a proactive mindset and collaboration with site teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting compliance checks and investigations.
• Knowledge of dangerous goods (DG) and firearms compliance.
• Ability to produce clear monthly compliance reports.
• Proactive in CI and ESG initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily compliance checks and investigations.
• Maintain Master Firearms List and coordinate Firearms Training.
• Perform trailer and approver checks for package approvals.
• Ensure pallet quality and hazard compliance.
• Lead signage audits and update safety information.
• Prepare monthly compliance reports covering DG, firearms, battery, and safety metrics.
• Share progress on CI and ESG initiatives.

Skills

Compliance checks

Investigations

DG safety

Firearms training

Reporting

Job description

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

At the heart of the Specialist Group, the Specialist Compliance Team acts as a vital guardian of safety, integrity, and excellence. More than just a regulatory function, the team drives confidence across operations ensuring every activity meets the highest standards while enabling the business to move forward with certainty.

From overseeing complex firearms compliance to managing the intricate demands of dangerous goods (DG) and battery regulations, the team brings expertise where it matters most. Their role extends beyond oversight; they actively support the site with hands on guidance in DG safety, quality assurance, and best practice implementation.

By leading specialist compliance projects and embedding consistent standards across the network, the team plays a key role in reducing risk, strengthening governance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Their proactive approach not only safeguards the organisation but also empowers teams to operate efficiently and responsibly.

In a highly regulated environment, the Specialist Compliance Team ensures the business remains resilient, compliant, and always one step ahead.

How you create impact

• Conduct daily compliance checks along with supporting compliance investigations
• Maintain and update Master Firearms List together with scheduling and tracking Firearms Training for all relevant personnel
• Conduct trailer checks and approver checks - confirming package approvals are complete
• Check quality of pallets and any hazard compliance
• Responsible for signage audit, Inspect for faded or incorrect signage; update first aid info as required.
• Produce monthly compliance report to include DG, firearms, battery, and safety metrics.
• Continuous Improvement Updates: Share progress on CI and ESG initiatives

What we would like you to bring

• Conduct daily compliance checks along with supporting compliance investigations
• Maintain and update Master Firearms List together with scheduling and tracking Firearms Training for all relevant personnel
• Conduct trailer checks and approver checks - confirming package approvals are complete
• Check quality of pallets and any hazard compliance
• Responsible for signage audit, Inspect for faded or incorrect signage; update first aid info as required.
• Produce monthly compliance report to include DG, firearms, battery, and safety metrics.
• Continuous Improvement Updates: Share progress on CI and ESG initiatives

What's in it for you

Join Kuehne+Nagel and build your future with us. We believe in recognising and rewarding the commitment, expertise and passion our people bring every day. In return, you'll enjoy a competitive benefits package, including 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to earn additional leave through length of service.

You’ll also have access to our contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension scheme and our Route 2 Rewards programme, offering employee discounts, recognition initiatives, wellbeing resources and a dedicated wellbeing centre to support you both professionally and personally.

As a proud holder of the Gold Armed Forces Covenant Award, we are committed to being a forces friendly employer and actively welcome applications from service leavers, reservists and veterans. We recognise the valuable skills, experience and perspectives they bring to our business and are proud to support their transition into civilian careers.

Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted.

Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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