Warehouse Operative & Delivery Driver

Khr - Recruitment Specialists; Chestfield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer pension 3%

Vitality Healthcare

Job summary

KHR is seeking a Warehouse Operative and Delivery Driver for their team in Hoo. The role covers picking and preparing goods, loading/unloading, and maintaining safety and cleanliness in the warehouse and vehicles.

Ideal candidates will have warehousing experience, IT skills for information processing, and a full clean driving licence with forklift capability; flexibility for out-of-hours work is expected with overtime paid.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing procedures.
• Proficiency with IT applications to manage information.
• Fork Lift licence is essential.
• Full clean driving licence essential and own transport desirable.

Responsibilities

• Pick and prepare goods for delivery.
• Assist with loading and unloading deliveries and report discrepancies.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, hygiene and security.
• Keep buildings, vehicles and equipment clean and well-maintained.
• Ensure planned maintenance of vehicles, machinery and equipment.
• Assist with repair or restoration of items per client requirements.
• Help update and maintain the client asset register.

Skills

Warehousing

Heavy lifting

Attention to detail

Flexible hours

Job description

Our client, a well-established local business specialising in storage and luxury retail fit-out solutions, is seeking a skilled Warehouse Operative and Delivery Driver to join their team based in Hoo.

As a Warehouse Operative and Delivery Driver, you will play a crucial role in assisting the Warehouse Manager in ensuring the efficient operation of the warehouse. Your responsibilities will span from picking and preparing goods for delivery to maintaining high standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security across the work environment. This position is vital in upholding the company’s commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Pick and prepare goods for timely delivery to Central London


• Assist with loading and unloading deliveries, checking for discrepancies and reporting issues


• Maintain high standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security in the work environment


• Keep buildings, vehicles, and equipment clean and well-maintained


• Ensure planned maintenance of vehicles, machinery, and equipment is carried out


• Assist with the repair or restoration of items according to client requirements


• Help update and maintain the client asset register

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in warehousing procedures and ability to handle a demanding workload


• Proficiency in using IT applications to manage and process information


• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks


• Willingness to work flexibly to meet workload demands (there will be some out-of-hours work required with overtime paid)


• Full clean driving licence (essential) and own transport (desirable)


• Fork Lift licence (essential)


• Confidence and capability in handling heavy objects in line with manual handling policy


• Knowledge of driving/delivering in Central London

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional days awarded at 3, 5, 10, and 15 years of service

• Employer pension contribution of 3% and employee contribution of 5%


• Vitality Healthcare for employees

At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit. If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page. This does not need to be formatted in the same manner. In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a “clean” copy in Word. Thank you.

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