Warehouse Operator - Aberdeen

Gulf Agency Company; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

GAC UK is seeking a Warehouse Operator in Aberdeen. The role involves ensuring high standards in cargo handling, communication with logistics teams, and maintaining safety protocols. Candidates should possess strong organisational skills and a proactive safety mindset. The position offers training opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave and a company pension.

Benefits

38 days’ annual leave

Access to Vitality at Work Scheme

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

Qualifications

• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise.
• Good understanding of proactive safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities meet high standards with a proactive QHSSE approach.
• Liaise with logistics colleagues and clients to meet requirements.
• Handle and store cargo safely.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Proactive safety culture

Education

Counterbalance forklift licence (training can be arranged)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

GAC UK is looking for candidates for the role of Warehouse Operator to be based in Aberdeen. Could it be you?

GAC UK employs over 300 experts across more than 25 offices covering all of the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar. We deliver a wide range of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services to the energy and shipping industries. We also serve specialised sectors like marine leisure, sports and events, automotive and aviation, providing complex and time-critical logistics solutions. We apply the highest standard of customer services to everything we do and aim to be industry leaders within all the sectors we serve.

The key responsibilities are:

· Ensuring all activity is carried out to the highest standards and with a proactive QHSSE approach

· Liaising with logistics colleagues, warehouse and clients to ensure requirements are met both verbally and via e-mail.

· Ensuring all cargo is safely handled and stored

· Maintaining excellent working relationships with clients and stakeholders

· Goods in, line checking and put away – both physically and using our in-house stock management system.

· Completing pick and packs for North Sea and international freight and processing through systems.

· Packing and securing of containers for shipping.

· Forklift duties – loading/unloading transport, put away in warehouse/yard.

· Management of communication media (e-mails and Teams messages) and efficient monitoring and processing of e-mail requests and queries.

Job requirements

Job Requirement

The ideal candidate will have:

· Strong communication and organisational skills

· Ability to multitask and prioritise

· Have a good understanding and appreciation of a proactive safety culture

· Experience using Microsoft office products

· Attention to detail

· A desire to continually improve

· Counterbalance forklift licence (not essential as training can be arranged)

Upon completion of training, the successful candidate will join the duty rota which consists of evening and weekend work as we are available 24/7 for our customers.

The Package

GAC gives you the opportunity to work for an employer who is committed to offering all our staff an enjoyable and rewarding career, with significant training and development prospects. In addition, you will receive a variety of benefits including:

38 days’ annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) plus a day off on your birthday

Access to Vitality at Work Scheme

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

GAC UK is passionate about diversity and inclusion. We joined the Diversity in Maritime Charter to underline our commitment to take tangible steps to optimise the diversity within our organisation, resulting in positive change for the benefit of all. We are committed to encouraging our people and partners to celebrate diversity and to continually review their personal and professional actions and behaviour with regard to equality.

In 2021, we launched our ten-year sustainability programme – MARS25. Our first target date of end 2025 encourages evidenced behavioural change in line with the actions set out in our strategy, for the improved well-being of our people, and to reduce our impact on the planet.

The MARS25 mission statement is: “We are committed to significantly reducing our environmental impact, improving the well-being of our people, and influencing our stakeholders to do the same.”

We are committed to promoting understanding, change and better mental and physical health for all. We have a team of 16 Mental Health First Aiders across the UK and a Wellbeing Working Group who meet monthly and regularly launch new internal wellbeing initiatives. In January 2023, we signed a partnership with MacMillan Cancer Support as our official Charity of the Year. Together, GAC UK and Macmillan Cancer Support will be doing whatever it takes to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.

If you think you have what it takes to become part of the GAC UK team, we look forward to receiving your application.