Warehouse Operative (9am Shift)

Greencore; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore Tamworth is recruiting a Warehouse Operative for our Tamworth depot. You will work in our cold store, using voice-pick technology to assemble orders for next-day delivery and support a busy depot operation.

This role requires flexibility to work any 5 of 7 days, including weekends. You’ll contribute to accuracy, speed and customer service in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.

Responsibilities

• Picking customer orders in the warehouse.
• Using voice-pick technology to pick and place orders.
• Meeting time-sensitive delivery deadlines.
• Logging product shortages and reporting to Management.
• Keeping trays stacked and workspace tidy.
• Wearing PPE at all times.
• Working in a cold store environment.

Job description

Shift Time: 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 Operative to 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 timesAt 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 shopThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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