Warehouse Operative

Wincanton; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking logistics company as a Warehouse Operative in Templecombe, where you'll play a vital role in the defence industry. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive environment focused on your professional growth. You'll be responsible for packing, weighing, and labelling products, ensuring warehouse hygiene, and operating IT systems. With extensive training opportunities and a commitment to employee development, this is a fantastic chance to enhance your skills while working in a collaborative team. Enjoy a range of perks, including retail discounts and healthcare plans, while contributing to a company that values its workforce.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Retail Discounts

Extensive training opportunities

Cycle 2 Work Scheme

Healthcare Cash plan

Dental Cash plan

Pension Accident Insurance

Discounted Gym Memberships

Online GP Access

Death in Service Benefit

Qualifications

• Flexibility to perform all aspects of warehousing.
• Ability to work in a team and achieve KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Packing, weighing, and labelling items for shipment.
• Maintaining hygiene standards in the warehouse.
• Completing paperwork and operating IT systems.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Customer focused

Computer literate

Experience with MHE

Polite and professional manner

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems

RF guns

Job description

We are looking for a Warehouse Operative to join our Wincanton team at our Templecombe site. You will report directly to a Team Leader, working within the defence industry and will be expected to demonstrate flexibility and capability to perform all aspects of warehousing to meet all key performance indicators and exceed customer expectations.

Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain Security Clearance.

Why Wincanton?

• Unrivalled salary of £23,500
• Monday to Friday - With an early finish Friday!
• 37 hours per week
• Generous holiday allowance
• Retail Discounts - supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Friends and Family Apprenticeships - Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan
• Dental Cash plan
• Pension Accident Insurance
• Payroll Giving
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Online GP Access
• Hospital Plan
• Death in Service Benefit
• Retirement Courses
• 50% discount on RAC cover
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice

Day to Day

• Packing, weighing, and labelling completed items for shipment or storage
• General housekeeping and hygiene standards of the warehouse and site
• Operate customer & Wincanton IT systems as required
• Complete all necessary paperwork accurately
• Work in a team environment
• Carry out operational tasks as requested in order to achieve departmental and site objectives
• Be available for call out work as part of an existing team

What will you bring?

• Attention to detail
• Ideally experienced and licensed in use of MHE
• Computer literate and can operate RF guns
• Good understanding/experience working with extensive warehouse management systems
• Team player
• Customer focused
• Polite and professional manner

Wincanton's Commitment

Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton's deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.