Warehouse Operative – 12h Rotating Shifts, Career Growth

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Holiday allowance

On-site gym

Canteen

Job summary

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is assisting a leading international manufacturing business on the outskirts of Maidstone to recruit a Warehouse Operative. The role offers a long-term career path, with a 12-hour rotating shift pattern (6am-6pm / 6pm-6am) and initial training provided.

Key duties include stock control, safe storage, space management, quality checks, loading/unloading, and ensuring health and safety procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or hands-on roles is preferred but not essential.
• Willingness to train and progress within the business.
• Strong teamwork and positive attitude.
• Good IT skills and quick learner.

Responsibilities

• Using the company's business systems to accurately control and track products entering and leaving the warehouse.
• Safely storing, locating, repacking and recording finished products within the warehouse.
• Managing warehouse space effectively, including stock rotation and movement of products where required.
• Carrying out quality checks and addressing any issues arising from production or logistics requirements.
• Loading trailers with the correct products, in the correct sequence and to the required quality standards.
• Unloading incoming products and ensuring they are correctly located and documented.
• Monitoring the condition of plant, equipment and processes, identifying potential issues at an early stage.
• Inspecting material handling equipment and reporting any defects to engineering and management teams.
• Taking appropriate corrective action where possible and working with relevant teams to minimise disruption to operations.
• Completing accurate stock checks and updating the relevant systems when required.
• Following all company health, safety, environmental and operating procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Attention to detail

IT skills

Health & Safety

Forklift

Tools

Forklift (FLT)

Job description

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is assisting a leading international manufacturing business on the outskirts of Maidstone to recruit a Warehouse Operative. The role offers a long-term career path, with a 12-hour rotating shift pattern (6am-6pm / 6pm-6am) and initial training provided.

Key duties include stock control, safe storage, space management, quality checks, loading/unloading, and ensuring health and safety procedures are followed.