Warehouse Operative (4/4 Days)

Lockwood Group; Sawmills; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Workplace pension

Full PPE & uniform provided

20 days annual leave

Modern on site facilities

Free on site parking

Job summary

The Lockwood Group is a family run business established in 1965 with over 400 employees across 8 UK sites. We are recruiting a Warehouse Operative based at Ambergate. Experience in warehousing or a similar role is essential; you must have warehouse knowledge and be able to work on your own initiative.

Hours are 06:00–18:00 on a 4 on 4 off days pattern. Salary starts from £12.71 per hour, with an extra 0.50 per hour uplift for VNA/Shunting trained operatives, plus a £30 attendance bonus paid

Qualifications

• Previous warehousing experience or in a similar role is essential.
• Must have warehouse knowledge and be able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Loading & unloading vehicles
• Picking & packing stock
• Use of handheld scanners
• Use of warehouse systems
• Other general warehouse duties

Skills

Teamwork

Motivated

Independent work

Tools

FLT Counterbalance

PPT - Powered Pallet Truck

Shunting experience

VNA - Very Narrow Aisle

Job description

Warehouse/Dispatch Operative (4 on 4 off Days)

The Lockwood Group is a dynamic forward thinking family run business established in 1965, which currently has over 400 employees across 8 UK sites. The group’s activities include UK transport, distribution and storage, frozen food production and co-packing solutions.

We are currently looking to recruit a Warehouse Operative to be based at our Ambergate site. Previous warehousing experience or experience of a similar role is essential. Must have warehouse knowledge, be motivated and able to work on own initiative.

About the Warehouse/Dispatch Operative role:

Working hours are 06:00 to 18:00 on a 4 on 4 off days basis. Salary starts from £12.71 per hour, with an additional 50p per hour uplift for VNA/Shunting trained operatives, plus a £30.00 shift attendance bonus, paid weekly (subject to 100% attendance).

A full UK driving licence and checkable references are required.

As Warehouse Operative with the Lockwood Group you will be:

• Loading & unloading vehicles
• Picking & packing stock
• Use of handheld scanners
• Use of warehouse systems
• Other general warehouse duties

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Warehouse Operative:

• FLT Counterbalance - Desirable
• PPT - Powered Pallet Truck - Desirable
• Shunting experience - Desirable
• VNA - Very Narrow Aisle - Desirable
• Able to work well within a team environment and be motivated.

We Offer

• Training opportunities
• Workplace pension
• Full PPE & uniform provided
• 20 days annual leave
• Modern on site facilities
• Free on site parking.