Warehouse Operative (Nights)

Wiltshire Farm Foods; Portbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food producer in Portbury is seeking Warehouse Operatives for night shifts from Monday to Friday. The role involves picking and assembling orders in a cold warehouse environment, ensuring high accuracy and quality. Competitive pay of £16.65 per hour, with comprehensive training and various benefits, including 33 days holiday and free lunches. Ideal candidates will have previous warehouse experience and be able to work under pressure.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

33 days holiday (+ option to buy additional days)

Pension scheme

Retail discounts

Free car parking

Free and subsidised lunch, snacks and drinks

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a warehouse environment is essential.
• Open and honest with a flexible approach to tasks.
• Temperature controlled warehouse experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Loading stock for bulk storage.
• Picking and assembling orders in cold conditions.
• Loading vehicles for delivery.
• Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.

Skills

Team working

Ability to work to deadlines

Comfortable under pressure

Willing to learn new skills

Reliable

Job description

Overview

Warehouse Operative- Coldstore (Nights)

Warehouse Operative shifts patterns: Monday to Friday - 22:00-06:00

£16.65 per hour (Inclusive of Shift Allowance) + Bonus + Benefits

apetito's continued expansion means we are looking for Warehouse Operatives to work in our Coldstore freezer Warehouse. You'll be trained to use our voice picking system to pick orders for care homes, hospitals and education settings as well as products for our sister-brand Wiltshire Farm Foods. We work to strict delivery deadlines so being efficient and able to meet deadlines is really important. We provide all the PPE to keep you warm and safe in the freezer, which runs at -23 degrees. We're a friendly and dedicated team who work hard to get orders ready and loaded for delivery to our customers!

In addition to the above, you will receive:

• Comprehensive training
• 33 days holiday (+ option to buy additional days)
• Pension scheme
• Retail discounts
• Free car parking
• Free and subsidised lunch, snacks and drinks

Who we are

We’re the leading food producer for the health and social care sector, providing delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care. We’re also the parent company of Wiltshire Farm Foods, the UK’s premier home-delivery service for ready-made meals. Through our wide range of well-presented, nutritious meals to suit every taste and dietary need, we aim to make a real difference to lives of elderly and vulnerable people in care. We’re proud to be a Living Wage employer and member of the Ethical Trading Initiative. We support British food and farming and operate a successful programme of waste reduction and resource efficiency across our whole business.

Responsibilities

• In loading stock for bulk storage.
• Picking and assembling orders in our coldstore which is -22/25 degrees with a high degree of quality and accuracy.
• Replenishment of Empty pick locations.
• Loading Vehicles for delivery.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are paramount in all areas.
• Reporting of issues such as Health and Safety concerns, stock quality problems, and mechanical breakdowns.
• Ensuring frozen product is placed under minimal exposure to ambient temperatures.

Qualifications/Personal Qualities

Essential:

• Previous experience in a warehouse environment
• Good team working
• Able to work to deadlines
• Comfortable working under pressure to meet the demands of a high speed and high frequency factory ‘picking’ environment
• Willing to learn new skills
• Open and honest
• Reliable
• Flexible and adaptable to take on tasks as needed
• A “can do” approach

Desirable

• Temperature controlled warehouse experience
• Experience of SAP/Voice picking systems