Warehouse Operative - Middleton

JW Lees; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension scheme

33 days annual leave

30% discount on food and drink

Job summary

JW Lees & Co. is recruiting a Warehouse Operative to join the Middleton warehouse on a day shift, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work. The role covers receipt of goods, order picking, loading vehicles, and stock checking, with opportunities to assist across distribution and brewery areas.

The team values accuracy, a proactive approach, and good numeracy and communication skills. The company offers competitive pay, benefits, and development programmes within a family brewery environment.

Qualifications

• Receipt of goods into the warehouse.
• Picking of orders.
• Loading of distribution fleet vehicles.
• Stocktaking.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced production or warehousing environment.
• Experience of working on own initiative and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Receipt of goods into the warehouse.
• Picking of orders for dispatch.
• Load distribution fleet vehicles.
• Stocktaking and cycle counts.
• Support to other areas such as distribution and brewery as needed.

Skills

FLT licence

Numeracy

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Initiative

Attention to detail

Education

Level 2 in warehousing and storage

Tools

Reach Counterbalance FLT Licence

Job description

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.,

• 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
  Reach Counterbalance FLT 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
• Experience of working in a fast-paced production or warehousing environment
  JW Lees is a sixth-generation family brewery company which was founded in 1828. Our six values are at the heart of everything we do
  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, 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.