Warehouse Operative (Picker) – Full Time

Farmfoods Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking warehouse operatives for their distribution centre in Avonmouth, Bristol. The role involves picking orders efficiently and maintaining warehouse cleanliness, with full-time hours and a competitive hourly rate, alongside various employee benefits, including a staff discount and training.

Benefits

24 days annual leave

Regular breaks and warming breaks

Full training provided

Free canteen facilities

15% staff discount

Uniform and PPE provided

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit due to the demanding nature of the role.
• A friendly and positive approach to work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and quickly pick stock onto pallets ready for delivery.
• Keep accurate records and maintain cleanliness in the warehouse.
• Work within health and safety requirements.

Skills

Physical fitness

Positive attitude

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking to recruit warehouse operatives who will be responsible for picking orders for our shops at our distribution centre in Avonmouth, Bristol.

We offer a full time position working Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday working 10 hour shifts each day starting at 2:00PM and finishing at 12:00AMin our Ambient Warehouse. The total number of hours per week would be 38 working hours each week.

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £16.91 per hour. This is a full-time position with the opportunity of overtime.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

- 24 days annual leave for the 4 day position.

- Regular breaks during your shift (plus additional warming breaks when picking in the cold store).

- Full training provided.

- Free canteen facilities.

- 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.

- A smart uniform and all PPE provided at no cost to you.

- Free life assurance.

- Workplace pension.

- A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

As one of our warehouse operatives you will:

- Accurately and quickly pick stock onto pallets ready for delivery to shops.

- Keep accurate records.

- Carry out general maintenance and cleaning of the warehouse.

- Work within the health and safety requirements of the site.

Most warehouse operatives start with us picking orders however there may also be opportunities beyond this to work in our goods in and loading operations.

You will need:

- To be physically fit as this is a demanding role and you will be expected to achieve productivity targets.

- A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.

- Although it is not essential, if you have experience of working in a warehouse environment or experience working with manual handling equipment then let us know about it in your application.

We welcome applications from Army, Navy and Royal Air Force service leavers and veterans into our distributionoperations and work in partnership with Hire a Hero to support service leavers with their transition into civilian life.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.