Warehouse Operative (Seasonal)

phs Group; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A logistics company in Rotherham is seeking a Warehouse Operative – Despatch for a seasonal contract. You will be required to pick, pack, and load orders while maintaining high safety standards. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, reliable, and a team player. A salary of £25,682.40 with Monday to Friday working hours is offered along with job security until the end of December 2025.

Responsibilities

• Picking and packing customer orders in accordance with their individual requirements.
• Putting stock away in the pre-determined stock locations.
• Conducting regular cycle counting for product counts and location accuracy.
• Liaising with the Management team on issues with customer consignments.
• Loading customer orders onto vehicles and preparing orders for collection.
• Maintaining high levels of Health and Safety standards.
• Adhering to the department’s 5s arrangements and general warehouse cleaning.

Skills

Reliability and dependability

Self-motivated

Literacy and numeracy

Speed, accuracy, and attention to detail

Good organisational skills

Upbeat and energised

Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks

Team player

Computer literate

Job description

Warehouse Operative - Despatch

Seasonal Temporary Contract - Start Date 1 / 12 / 2025 to 31 / 12 / 2025 (Flexible)

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 7BN

You will need to live in the South Yorkshire area for this position. Salary - £25,682.40. Hours of work - Monday to Friday - 09.00am to 17.30pm.

The Job.....

Working as a Warehouse Operative – Despatch you will work as part of the Company’s Operations Team which provide a highly effective and customer focused service. The job involves performing order picking and packing duties and vehicle loading in order to distribute products for end consumers, care homes and other businesses.

Key Skills Required :

• Reliability and dependability
• Self-motivated
• Literacy and numeracy
• Speed, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• Upbeat and energised
• Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Team player
• Computer literate

Key responsibilities and accountabilities :

• Picking and packing customer orders in accordance with their individual requirements, daily workload allocation and pre-agreed targets.
• Putting stock away in the pre-determined stock locations and keeping stock locations up to date where movements are made.
• Conducting regular cycle counting for product counts and location accuracy.
• Liaising with the Management team to ensure that relevant, and timely, information is provided relating to any issue with customer consignments.
• Loading of customer orders onto vehicles / collating orders ready for collection by external carriers or the click and collect service.
• Maintaining high levels of Health and Safety standards and reporting any safety observations to line management.
• Adhering to the department’s 5s arrangements and general warehouse cleaning and tidying.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the requirements if ISO9001, 14001 and 45001 and any other company policies and procedures.
• Any other duties required management to support the operation of the function.