Warehouse Operative

Epwin; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telus Health Lifeworks

Holidays

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Epwin Group is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join our logistics team in the UK. You will efficiently pick and despatch plastic building products, upholding Health & Safety standards and SOPs, with a rotating 4-day pattern (19:00-06:00 and 08:00-19:00).

Training will begin on Monday for about 3 weeks. Daily pre-shift briefings, accurate picking and despatch documentation, and safe operation of equipment are required.

Responsibilities

• Highlight Health & Safety issues to the Shift Supervisor immediately.
• Attend a daily pre shift briefing with the Team Leader.
• Ensure all Picking documentation is completed correctly.
• Ensure product care is continuous and all equipment is treated with care.
• Ensure high level of communication at all times.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives where possible.
• Achieve the agreed picking targets and report results to the Team Leader.
• Perform visual quality checks before picking and verify product code and quantity.
• Label and date all loads for despatch.
• Update Shift Coordinator on outstanding picks at shift end.
• Pay attention to allocated duties and reduce errors.
• Assist other internal departments when required.
• Attend stock takes to completion (twice yearly).
• Keep the area tidy and report hazards.
• Undertake relevant training for future development.
• Carry out any reasonable requests from Shift Coordinator/Warehouse manager.

Job description

Responsible To: Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Shifts Pattern:

• 4 days per week 19:00 – 06:00 and 08:00 – 19:00 (rotating nights and days)

Training will begin on Monday – Friday for a period ≈ 3 weeks

Overview:

The role of the warehouse operative is to efficiently and accurately pick and despatch plastic building products to our customer base, ensuring Health & Safety standards and other established SOPs are maintained at all times

Key Responsibilities:

• Highlight any Health & Safety issues to the Shift Supervisor immediately. It is your responsibility to ensure you perform all your tasks in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the company Health & Safety rules and working practices.
• Attend a daily pre shift briefing with the Team Leader, paying attention to all information given when required.
• Ensure all Picking documentation is completed correctly, giving accurate information at all times.
• Ensure product care is continuous and all equipment is treated with care at all times, highlighting any damage to the Team Leader immediately.
• Ensure that a high level of communication is provided at all times.
• Total focus is required at all times, ensuring a positive approach is provided and motivation/flexibility is continuously maintained.
• Identifying continuous improvement initiatives where possible.
• Ensure you achieve the agreed picking targets. Allocating your daily pick results to your Team Leader at the end of the shift.
• Ensure a visual quality check is completed before picking any product, identifying any concerns immediately to the Shift Co-ordinator.
• Ensure that the correct product is located in the slot before picking and that the correct quantity is picked, any stock issues must be identified to the Shift Supervisor immediately, ensuring you have checked the product code before picking the item.
• Ensure that all individual loads are labelled and dated correctly for despatch.
• Liaise with the Team Leader at the end of each shift, detailing any outstanding pick requirements that you are unable to complete in your normal working hours
• Ensure you pay attention to your allocated duties at all times, reducing the error rate accordingly.
• Assist in any other internal department when required.
• Attend the twice yearly stock takes to its completion.
• Keep your working area tidy at all times, reporting any hazards to the Team Leader.
• Undertake any relevant training that is required to develop your role in the future.
• You will be required to carry out any reasonable request asked of you, by your Shift Co-ordinator /Warehouse manager at all times.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Picking Rates
• Adherence to SOPs
• Accuracy & Quality Levels of Picked Loads

The Company

Epwin Group is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of low maintenance building products with some of the best-known manufacturing and service names in the sector.

We are one of the UK’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of windows, doors and fascia systems with some of the best-known manufacturing and service names in the sector.

The principal activities of the Group are the extrusion of PVC-U and roofline products as well as the manufacture of windows, doors, conservatories and sealed units. Group businesses also produce high quality cladding, guttering, decking and prefabricated GRP building components.

At Epwin, we believe our success has come from the hard work and dedication of our employee’s, we wouldn't be where we are today without them.

We take pride in our people

At Epwin, we believe our success has come from the hard work and dedication of our employee’s, we wouldn't be where we are today without them.

We’re interested in our future, constantly investing and innovating in new products, processes and our employee’s and we like to give back to our employee’s as much as they give us.

The Benefits

• Telus Health (Lifeworks) is a confidential employee support platform to help employees and their family’s deal with life challenges.
• Holidays
• Your holiday entitlement will be detailed in your contract of employment.
• Cycle to Work
• Obtain a bike and/or cycling accessories to use for cycling to work whilst making income tax and National Insurance savings.