Warehouse Operative - JW Lees Brewery

JW Lees; Manchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension scheme

33 days annual leave

30% discount on food & drink

Job summary

JW Lees is recruiting a Warehouse Operative for our Middleton warehouse on a day shift, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work. You will handle goods receipt, order picking and loading, stocktaking, and may assist across distribution and brewery to meet operational demands.

We offer a competitive package including profit share bonus, private medical insurance, enhanced pension, 33 days leave, staff discounts, wellbeing support, and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Good communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Flexibility to cover occasional weekends and interdepartmental needs.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Receipt of goods into the warehouse.
• Picking of orders.
• Loading of distribution fleet vehicles.
• Stocktaking.
• Occasional secondment to other areas such as distribution and brewery.

Skills

Good communication

Well organised

Flexible

Teamwork & initiative

Reach Licence

Education

Level 2 in warehousing and storage (desirable)

Job description

Warehouse Operative Vacancy – Full time (40 hours) – Monday to Friday - Middleton

We are excited to announce that we are now recruiting for a Warehouse Operative to join the team at our JW Lees warehouse in Middleton. The role will be day shift-based, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay plus annual profit share bonus, ensuring you share in the success of the company
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 30% discount on food and drink across our pubs, inns and hotels for you and friends and family
• Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
• 24 hour confidential wellbeing support, plus counselling provided by the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunities to grow in your role and progress your career with our internal and external development programmes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
• Access to our onsite pub 'The Cottage', each Friday.
• Access to JW BenefitHub, giving you access to a huge range of high street and online discounts

Requirements

• Reach Licence
• Level 2 in warehousing and storage desirable but not essential
• Experience in manual handling and lifting.
• Good levels of numeracy literacy
• Good communication skills with a well organised approach to work
• Flexible approach to interdepartmental deployment to suit business needs
• To be able to work the occasional weekend where required
• Experience of working on own initiative and in a team

  Roles and Responsibilities

  • Receipt of goods into the warehouse
  • Picking of orders
  • Loading of distribution fleet vehicles
  • Stocktaking
  • Occasional secondment to other areas such as distribution and brewery to assist with operational demands

  About JW Lees:

  JW Lees is a sixth-generation family brewery company which was founded in 1828. Our six values are at the heartofeverything we do:

  • Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together

  As a key team member of the JW Lees family we will offer you a competitive package, fantastic team environment and supported development opportunities throughout your career.