Warehouse operative

Tesco UK; Livingston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK seeks a Warehouse Operative to facilitate smooth warehouse operations. This role involves assembling orders accurately, maintaining warehouse tidiness, and ensuring safety standards. No previous experience is necessary, as full training will be provided. The ideal candidate should display integrity, reliability, and a passion for customer service, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• No previous warehouse experience required – full training provided.
• Integrity, reliability and punctuality.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for excellent customer service.
• Energy and enthusiasm to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to go that extra mile.

Responsibilities

• Support store colleagues by ensuring accurate order assembly.
• Pick and manually handle stock.
• Maintain a clear and tidy warehouse.
• Ensure stock is received, stored, packed and transported correctly.
• Prioritize safety for self and others.
• Use provided tools and training material efficiently.
• Work both independently and as part of a team.
• Deliver excellent customer service.

Skills

Integrity

Reliability

Punctuality

Teamwork

Customer service

Adaptability

Job description

Becoming a Warehouse Operative opens up incredible career possibilities – it’s how many of our managers started out. To succeed as a Warehouse Operative you’ll be someone who can put people at the heart of everything you do, building relationships with your team and acting quickly to help our customers. This is a hands‑on job for people who enjoy tackling big challenges as part of a team, who like to stay active and who love to see their work make a visible difference.

You don’t need any previous experience in working in a warehouse. We’ll make sure you’re fully trained.

Responsibilities

• Having a key role in supporting our store colleagues by making sure orders are assembled accurately.
• Picking and manually handling stock.
• Maintaining a clear and tidy warehouse and ensuring any potential hazards are taken care of safely, quickly and efficiently.
• Making sure stock is received, stored, packed and transported according to the highest standards.
• Taking ownership for your own and others safety whilst at work.
• Using the tools provided and training material efficiently.
• Using your Mechanical Handling Equipment efficiently.
• Working both independently and as part of a team.
• Having a passion for delivering great customer service.
• Having the energy to enjoy the buzz of working in a fast‑paced yet exciting environment.
• Being a driven and keen attitude to learn new skills as well as thriving whilst working in an encouraging team.
• Being reliable and punctual.
• Being able to adapt to working in a fast‑paced ever‑evolving environment.
• Being happy to go that extra mile.

Qualifications

• No previous warehouse experience required – full training provided.
• Integrity, reliability and punctuality.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Passion for excellent customer service.
• Energy and enthusiasm to thrive in a fast‑paced, still exciting environment.
• Adaptability to a fluid and ever‑evolving environment.
• Willingness to go that extra mile.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

About Tesco

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life‑changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Legal

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com.