Warehouse Operative / FLT Operator (10am - 7pm)

Nexon Group; Altofts; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid breaks

33 days holiday

Job summary

Blueleaf operates a Castleford-based warehouse role involving forklift driving, goods in/out, picking and packing, and loading deliveries. You will support the depot with MHE driving and aim for accurate, on-time orders while maintaining a safe working environment.

Applicants should have warehouse experience, a valid driving license, and forklift/MHE certification. The role is full-time with 45 hours/week, 10:00am-7:00pm, Monday to Friday, with an immediate start possible.

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse environment with lifting heavy goods.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices and manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Live and promote Blueleaf's culture and values.
• Carry out goods in, picking, packing and MHE driving.
• Load deliveries and ensure orders are dispatched correctly.
• Liaise with Customer Service for issue updates on consignments.
• Ensure returns are checked from company vehicles.
• Produce delivery schedules for direct dispatch operations.
• Follow safety, environmental regulations and wear PPE.
• Handle hazardous materials per product data sheets and rules.
• Replenish warehouse pick faces daily and conduct stock counts.

Skills

Forklift driving

Teamwork

Communication

Health & safety

Driving licence

Tools

Pallet truck cert

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Here at Blueleaf, we're looking for a passionate Warehouse Operative to join our Operations team in Castleford. In summary you will undertake a range of warehouse related duties, including forklift driving, with key responsibilities of picking, packing, labelling and loading of delivery vehicles to ensure customer’s orders are fulfilled accurately and on time. You will have the preparedness to get the job done with positivity and have excellent attention to detail, to ensure the efficient picking, labelling, packing and dispatch of customer orders enabling us to meet our customer demands on time and in full. This is a permanent full time role working 45 hours a week 10:00am - 7:00pm Monday to Friday. Immediate start available.

Your Day To Day Responsibilities

• Live and promote Blueleaf's Culture and Values.
• Multi-skill functionality role covering all working elements of the depot from Goods in / Picking / Packing / MHE driving & tipping plus loading of vehicles.
• Ensure all customer orders are picked, packed and despatched to the required standard with appropriate paperwork completed.
• Liaise with Customer Service team to ensure relevant and timely information is provided relating to any issue with customer consignments.
• Ensure the checking of returns from company vehicles.
• Produce delivery schedule for direct dispatch operations.
• Ensure that all lifting and manoeuvring of products and goods are carried out in accordance with manual handling guidance.
• Operate in a safe manner complying with all health and safety and environmental regulations to ensure both your own safety and others, wearing the safety equipment provided by the company.
• Handle any hazardous materials in line with product discretion and regulations.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Ideally will hold MHE – (Bendi/Flexi) / FLT / PPT licences to support the operation due to volumes and cover.
• Keep a clean and safe working environment to ensure operational efficiency.
• Make recommendations to aid operational efficiency, and add value.
• Follow quality service standards and comply with all procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Ensure good handling of any hazardous materials in line with product data sheet and regulations.
• Replenishment of warehouse pick face items on a daily basis.
• Carry out stock counts as requested by shift manager.
• May be required to cover delivery drivers' absence to ensure customers receive deliveries.

Skills & Experience

• Proven work experience within a warehouse environment lifting heavy goods
• Teamwork skills willing to participate as a full member of the team
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Knowledge in health and safety, manual handling and hazardous substances
• Ideally a full driving licence, as this role could involve moving delivery vans
• Electric pallet truck certification
• Full driving licence with no more than 6 points on the licence

About Blueleaf

At Blueleaf, we believe those who care for others are extraordinary. We're here to support them and ensure they never feel alone, and by understanding our clients needs and challenges, this allows us to find the right solutions to achieve their desired outcomes, as well as providing the essentials that every care home needs. In an industry which is all about people, we value relationships above all else, we take the time to get to know them, listen to them, and walk in their shoes and those of their residents - always living our values: 'Stronger Together, Achieve the Outcome, Lead the Way and Care. Always'. Blueleaf is an equal opportunities employer.

What will we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Paid breaks
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank and public holidays
• Eligibility for inclusion in a discretionary bonus scheme
• Welfare benefits such as auto-enrolment into our pension scheme, Death in Service benefit, access to our Medicash scheme that provides cash back towards everyday healthcare bills
• Wide range of other wellbeing benefits including access to an employee assistance program

Location

You will be located at our Castleford depot in West Yorkshire.

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