Warehouse Operative (Reach Truck Operator)

Aspire Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspiring Warehouse Operative role in Manchester with Aspire Recruitment. The position is a paid hourly rate of £13.45 and runs Monday to Friday from early hours, with a temp to perm contract. Based in Manchester City Centre, the role involves hands-on warehousing duties and reliability.

You will be picking, packing and dispatching orders, checking goods, operating a reach truck, and helping maintain a tidy, efficient warehouse while supporting local deliveries to minimise carbon footprint.

Responsibilities

• Picking, packing and dispatch of orders with space-efficient packaging
• Goods receipt: check against delivery note and verify; hand to warehouse office
• Reach truck operation and upkeep; ensure economical running
• Warehouse upkeep and space consolidation; reuse of materials
• Inter-warehouse transfers to maximise loads and stock levels
• Local deliveries within local area to minimise carbon footprint

Skills

Picking

Packing

Dispatch

Goods receipt

Reach truck

Warehouse upkeep

Inventory control

Local deliveries

Job description

Warehouse Operative

£13.45 per hour
Monday to Friday
5.30 am to 1.30pm
Manchester City Centre
temp to perm contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Operative to join an established, forward thinking fabric’s supplier. The organisation prides itself on having strong community and social values.

Main Duties

• PICKING, PACKING AND DISPATCH OF ORDERS – GOODS TO BE PACKAGED / REWORKED TO MINIMISE SPACE USED AND RE – UTILISE PACKAGING MATERIALS WHERE POSSIBLE
• GOODS RECEIPT – GOODS TO BE CHECKED OFF AGAINST DELIVERY NOTE AND VERIFIED. DELIVERY NOTE TO BE HANDED IN TO WAREHOUSE OFFICE – ORDERS RELEASED ACCORDINGLY.
• REACH TRUCK OPERATION AND UPKEEP – SENSIBLE USE OF TRUCK– REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE ECONOMICAL RUNNING.
• WAREHOUSE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE – SPACE CONSOLIDATION TO ENSURE MAXIMUM COST BENEFIT PER SQUARE FOOT OF WAREHOUSE SPACE. GENERAL CLEANLINESS, REUSE OF MATERIALS AND PALLETS ETC.
• INTER-WAREHOUSE TRANSFERS – MAXIMISE VEHICLE LOADS AND ENSURE FULL STOCK LEVELS AT BOTH LOCATIONS WHERE NECESSARY
• LOCAL DELIVERIES WHERE NECESSARY – WITHIN LOCAL AREA FOR SMALL CONSIGNMENTS TO MINIMISE CARBON FOOTPRINT