Warehouse Operative - Bicester

Ocado Logistics; Paglesham Church End; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Paglesham Church End is seeking Warehouse Operatives. You will prepare customer orders, handling goods in both ambient and freezer environments. The role offers a variety of shifts, starting pay of £12.35 per hour, with additional premiums for night and freezer shifts. Join a diverse team with opportunities for progression. Training is provided, and applicants must be 18 or older. Enjoy benefits like salary advances and discounts.

Benefits

Enhanced digital GP service

50% earned salary advances

High street shopping discounts

Matched pension contributions

Car share commuting scheme

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, just a positive attitude.
• Must be over 18 to apply.
• Able to work in Ambient and chill areas (-5℃) and Freezer (-25℃).

Responsibilities

• Prepare orders for customers in various warehouse areas.
• Sort and load totes into delivery vans.
• Pick and pack frozen items for orders.
• Receive and store goods from suppliers.

Skills

Positive attitude

Ability to work in cold environments

Lifting heavy objects

Job description

Pick a career packed with opportunities. Join Ocado Logistics today!

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

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 bags of time to plan time with your family and friends. You will be required to work in both Ambient and chill areas (-5℃).

Roles available in the following areas

• 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 need for a gym membership!
• 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℃ so if you like the cold, this is the job for you!

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 the hours of 11.45pm and 5.45am): £2.67 per hour

Freezer Premium – £0.80 per hour

Overtime paid at basic x 1.25

Alongside a safe working environment, we offer perks and benefits to suit everyone:

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

There’s plenty of opportunity 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), and 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. Please speak to your recruiter for more details.

About Ocado Logistics

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting 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, we prioritise inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.