Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative (AWDO-P15216)

AWD online; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

AWD online in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, is seeking a Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative to join a quality-focused manufacturing team. You will mark, pack and prepare components for UK and international customers with accuracy and strong attention to detail.

Working closely with internal teams, you will register shipments, maintain despatch records and help ensure on-time deliveries while upholding safety standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a despatch, warehouse, logistics or manufacturing environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience handling documentation and shipping records.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to quality, safety and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Mark components to customer and specification requirements.
• Package components to customer, company and industry standards.
• Prepare goods for UK and overseas customers.
• Register shipments using courier and carrier systems.
• Maintain despatch records and documentation.
• Check products against route cards, certificates and customer documentation.
• Ensure parts are correctly identified and traceable before shipment.
• Liaise with internal departments to coordinate customer deliveries.
• Report discrepancies, damage or documentation issues promptly.
• Maintain the work area to be clean, safe and organised.
• Support improvement and general warehouse/logistics activities when required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Despatch/warehouse experience

Documentation handling

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Quality and safety focus

Tools

Courier booking systems

Job description

Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative (AWDO-P15216)

Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative

Join a quality-focused manufacturing team, accurately marking, packaging and preparing components for UK and overseas customers. This opportunity suits someone with warehouse, despatch, logistics or manufacturing experience and strong attention to detail.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Warehouse Assistant, Stores Operative, Logistics Operative, Packing Operative, Goods Out Operative, Despatch Assistant, Shipping Operative, Goods Out Assistant

LOCATION: Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an opportunity to take pride in accurate, high-quality warehouse and despatch work within a supportive manufacturing environment.

The Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative will help ensure components are correctly identified, packaged and prepared for UK and international carriers, with accurate documentation and traceability.

Working closely with internal teams, the Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative will support efficient customer deliveries while maintaining quality and safety standards.

The Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative will also contribute to continuous improvement and wider warehouse and logistics activities when required.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Warehouse Operative / Despatch Operative include:

• Marking Components: Mark individual components to customer and specification requirements
• Packaging Components: Package components to customer, company and industry standards
• Preparing Goods for Despatch: Prepare goods for UK and overseas customers
• Registering Shipments: Register shipments using courier and carrier systems
• Maintaining Despatch Records: Complete and maintain accurate documentation and records
• Checking Documentation: Check products against route cards, certificates and customer documentation
• Ensuring Traceability: Confirm parts are correctly identified and traceable before shipment
• Coordinating Deliveries: Liaise with internal departments to coordinate customer deliveries
• Reporting Issues: Report discrepancies, damage or documentation issues promptlyMaintaining the Work Area: Keep the working environment clean, safe and organised
• Supporting Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement and quality initiatives
• Supporting Logistics Activities: Assist with general warehouse and logistics activities when required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Previous experience in a despatch, warehouse, logistics or manufacturing environment
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience handling documentation and shipping records
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Commitment to quality, safety and customer service

DESIRABLE

• Experience using courier booking systems

JOB REF: AWDO-P15216