Warehouse Operative

Ocado; Grays; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Grays seeks Warehouse Operatives to prepare customer orders in a modern facility. No prior experience is necessary as training will be provided. The role involves various responsibilities such as loading totes for delivery, picking and packing orders, and receiving goods. A positive attitude is essential. The position offers competitive hourly rates, night shift premiums, and a range of employee benefits including discounts and pension contributions.

Benefits

Enhanced digital GP service

50% earned salary advances

High street shopping and restaurant discounts

Matched pension contributions

Established car share scheme

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Positive attitude is essential.
• Willingness to work shifts and in various areas.

Responsibilities

• Load individual totes into frames for delivery vans.
• Pick and pack customer orders into shopping totes.
• Receive goods from suppliers and prepare for robots.

Job description

Overview

As a Warehouse Operative for Ocado Logistics, you are at the heart of preparing orders for customers. Join our warehouse in Purfleet where you'll be working in a state-of-the-art facility preparing orders for customers.

You don't need any previous experience to join our friendly team. Just bring yourself and a positive attitude and our amazing training team will do the rest!

About Ocado Logistics

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together - not afraid to roll up our sleeves (robots included) and get stuck in. Our people are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life with different stories and experiences. We are proud that we are a disability-confident employer, we prioritise inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities. Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.

Shift options and work-life balance

We have a variety of areas and shift options available and you can plan your work-life balance with our core roster. Receive your work pattern 6 - 13 weeks in advance giving you bags of time to plan time with your family and friends.

Areas

• Despatch - You'll be loading individual totes into frames which are then loaded into our delivery vans for our customers. You'll also be required to sort and organise totes coming back to site. This is a physical role and you will need to be able to lift heavy totes into the frames no need for a gym membership!
• Pick - You'll be picking and packing customer orders into shopping totes. This is a process that requires you to handle goods with care, but you will have some help from our robots!
• Inbound - You'll be receiving goods from suppliers and putting these into totes so that our robots and pickers can do their jobs.
• Freezer - You'll be picking and packing frozen items for customer orders into totes within a very large freezer! Full gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures of up to -25, so if you like the cold, this is the job for you!

Shift times

• Days Pick/Freezer - 06:00 - 16:00 - 4 days
• Nights Pick/Freezer - 18:00 - 06:00 - 4 nights
• Days Despatch - 06:00 - 17:00 - 4 days
• Nights Despatch - 18:00 - 06:00 - 4 Nights
• Days Inbound - 06:00 - 16:00 - 4 days
• Nights Inbound - 18:00 - 06:00 - 4 nights

What you get in return

Salary: Basic rate: £12.46 per hour

Night shift premium (between the hours of midnight and 6am) - plus £2.94 per hour

Freezer Premium - £1.10 per hour

Overtime paid at basic x 1.25

Alongside a safe working environment, we offer perks and benefits to suit everyone:

• Enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents
• 50% earned salary advances for four-weekly paid employees
• High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15% off Ocado.com
• Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service
• Established car share commuting scheme

Requirements

No prior experience required. Training provided.