Warehouse Operative

Fresca Group; Whetsted; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Whetsted is seeking a Warehouse Operative to enhance their team. You'll manage the movement of products and materials, ensuring compliance with company procedures. Ideal candidates should have experience in similar roles and a valid truck license is desirable. Benefits include 6.6 weeks holiday, pension scheme, and enhanced family-friendly leave.

Benefits

6.6 weeks holiday per annum

Pension scheme

Company share scheme

Free parking on site

Medicash

Death in service benefit

Enhanced family-friendly leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• A Reach, Counter Balance, and PPT truck license is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake the movement of product, packaging, and materials.
• Comply with pre-shift checks and conduct inspections of the truck.
• Ensure all produce and materials are cleared and returned to storage.

Skills

Good communication skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Self-motivated

Tools

Powered Pallet Trucks

Forklift Trucks

Scanner systems

Job description

About The Job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Warehouse Operative to join us in order to enhance our Warehouse team. The purpose of this role is to undertake the movement of product, packaging, and other materials through the operation utilising powered pallet trucks (PPT), Reach & Counterbalance forklift Trucks, including vehicle unloading, put away, movement to the packhouse, packed product movement to consolidation/marshalling and vehicle loading.

Towards the end of your shift, you’ll ensure that all produce, packaging, trays, and pallets are cleared from the packhouse and returned to the correct storage area. Emptying bins, removing containers for a waste product, recycling, and taking unrecyclable packaging to the compactor area are also within your remit. By complying with our pre-shift check routine, you’ll be responsible for carrying out routine inspections of your truck and returning it to the charging bay, ready for the next day.

Our Perfect Warehouse Operative Would Have

• Experience in a similar role.
• Good communication, literacy, and numeracy skills.
• Experience in working with scanner systems (desirable).
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude.
• A Reach, Counter Balance, and PPT truck license (desirable).

What Else Can We Offer You

• 6.6 weeks holiday per annum, inclusive of public holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Company share scheme.
• Free parking on site.
• Medicash
• Death in service benefit
• Enhanced family-friendly leave

The Hours You Would Work

• 4 on 2 off Shift pattern to include weekend working on a rota basis (47 hours per week) with a shift start time of 5:45 am until 4.45 pm.
• £12.21 per hour