Warehouse Operative (9am Shift)

Our Vacancies Ltd.; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Life insurance

Company share save scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

On-site car park

Job summary

Greencore in Tamworth is seeking an experienced Warehouse Operative to join the Tamworth depot. You will work in the cold store, picking orders using voice picking technology and assembling orders for next-day delivery.

The role requires flexibility to work any 5 days out of 7, including weekends, with a shift from 9:00 to 17:30 and weekend uplift of £1.15 per hour. We offer competitive pay, holidays, pension and other benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse picking and order assembly.
• Proficiency with voice-picking systems.
• Ability to work in a cold environment and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Pick customer orders in the warehouse using voice pick technology.
• Assemble orders for next-day delivery and place onto delivery pallets.
• Ensure accurate picking and correct labeling on delivery notes.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the depot and wear PPE at all times.
• Report shortages to management at end of shift.

Skills

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Tools

Voice picking technology

Job description

ShiftTime: 9am to 5:30pm

Pay Rate:£13.95 per hour (+ £1.15 for weekend work)

Shift Pattern: 5 from 7

As a Greencore warehouse operative you must be fully flexible to work any 5 of 7 days, which includes weekends, and must be comfortable working in a cold environment.

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Tamworth:

Tamworth is a large picking depot and one of the busiest and most complexed in the area. The depot serves the major convenience retailers in the region and makes over 2000 deliveries per day.

What you'll be doing?

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Operativeto join our team based at our Tamworth depot.Working within our cold store warehouse, your role will involve picking orders using voice picking technology. Putting orders together for next-day delivery to our customers, you will be part of a warehouse team driven to deliver excellent customer service.

• Picking customer orders in our Warehouse
• Ensuring all orders are being picked accurately using 'voice pick' technology, and deliveries are placed in the appropriate delivery pallets at all times, marking the order size on the delivery notes
• Working in a fast-paced environment and able to meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Logging product shortages and reporting them to the Management Team at the depot at the end of each shift
• Ensuring all trays are stacked and kept in the designated place before the shift ends
• Maintaining the depot's cleanliness and tidiness in work areas at all times
• Ensuring all PPE issued is worn at all times

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return?

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
• Free on site car park
• Discounted on site shop

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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