Warehouse Operative - Bicester

Ocado; Bicester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Bicester is hiring a Warehouse Operative to prepare customer orders. The role offers flexible shifts across different areas including dispatch and freezer. Candidates must be over 18 with a positive attitude; prior experience is not necessary. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits, and career progression opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Enhanced digital GP service

50% earned salary advances

High street shopping discounts

Up to 7% matched pension contributions

Car-share commuting scheme

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 to apply.
• No previous experience required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading totes for delivery.
• Picking and packing customer orders carefully.

Skills

Positive attitude

Ability to lift heavy loads

Job description

Warehouse Operative - Bicester

Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK, OX26 6

Application Deadline: 2025-12-20

Pick a career packed with opportunities. Join Ocado Logistics today! As a Warehouse Operative for Ocado Logistics, you are at the heart of preparing orders for customers. Join our warehouse in Bicester where you'll be working in a state‑of‑the‑art facility preparing orders for customers. We have a variety of areas and shift options available and you can plan your work‑life balance with our core roster. Receive your work pattern 6‑13 weeks in advance giving you time to plan with your family and friends. You will be required to work in both ambient and chill areas (‑5).

Areas and Roles

• Despatch: You'll be loading individual totes into frames which are then loaded into our delivery vans for our customers. You'll also be required to sort and organise totes coming back to site. This is a physical role and you will need to be able to lift heavy totes into the frames.
• Pick: You'll be picking and packing customer orders into shopping totes. This is a process that requires you to handle goods with care, but you will have some help from our robots.
• Inbound: You'll be receiving goods from suppliers and putting these into totes so that our robots and pickers can do their jobs.
• Freezer: You'll be picking and packing frozen items for customer orders into totes within a very large freezer. Full gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures of up to ‑25.

Shift Times

• Days Pick/Freezer – 05:00 – 15:00 – 4 days
• Nights Pick/Freezer – 19:00 – 05:00 – 4 nights
• Days Despatch – 07:00 – 17:00 – 4 days
• Nights Despatch – 21:00 – 07:00 – 4 nights
• Days Inbound – 06:00 – 17:00 – 4 days
• Nights Inbound – 19:00 – 06:00 – 4 nights

What do you get in return?

• Hourly rate: £12.35 per hour
• Night shift premium (between 11:45 pm and 5:45 am): £2.67 per hour
• Freezer Premium: £0.80 per hour
• Overtime paid at basic × 1.25

Benefits

• Enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents
• 50 % earned salary advances for four‑weekly paid employees
• High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15 % off Ocado.com
• Up to 7 % matched pension contributions after three months of service
• Established car‑share commuting scheme

There are plenty of opportunities for progression, as 87 % of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues.

What are the requirements?

You don't need any previous experience to join our friendly team. Just bring yourself and a positive attitude and our amazing training team will do the rest. You must be over 18 to apply.

How to apply

Simply fill out an online application (no CV required). Our friendly recruitment team will be in touch. Please note we fulfil customer orders around the clock, so a range of shift patterns are available. Speak to your recruiter for more details.

About Ocado Logistics

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side to support the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together – not afraid to roll up our sleeves (robots included) and get stuck in.

Our people are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life with different stories and experiences. We are proud that we are a disability‑confident employer, prioritising inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.

Ocado Group is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability or union membership status.