Warehouse Operator FLD - Halstead

Ferrero; Halstead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrero Halstead site, home of Eat Natural, is hiring a Warehouse Operator to ensure smooth movement of goods from receiving to dispatch. You will help maintain stock accuracy, support production needs, and uphold Ferrero’s quality and safety standards on a rotating shift (Mornings 6am–2pm and Afternoons 11am–7pm).

You will operate forklifts/reach trucks, manage goods-in/out, and document transactions using SAP or other warehouse management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing, logistics, or manufacturing is desirable.
• Familiarity with forklift operation, reach trucks, SAP, or warehouse management systems would be beneficial, although training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Receive, store, move, and dispatch goods to meet production and customer requirements.
• Operate warehouse equipment including forklifts and reach trucks.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and documentation in SAP or WMS.
• Promote safe working practices and uphold GMP standards.
• Support continuous improvement of warehouse processes.

Skills

Stock management

Safety compliance

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Warehouse management systems

Job description

About the Role

As a Warehouse Operator at our Ferrero Halstead site, home of Eat Natural, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods across our warehouse operations. From receiving raw materials to dispatching finished products, you will help maintain accurate stock control, support production needs, and ensure all activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and in line with Ferrero’s quality and compliance standards.

About the Role

As a Warehouse Operator at our Ferrero Halstead site, home of Eat Natural, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods across our warehouse operations. From receiving raw materials to dispatching finished products, you will help maintain accurate stock control, support production needs, and ensure all activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and in line with Ferrero’s quality and compliance standards.

This is a permanent role working on a rotating shift pattern of Mornings (6am–2pm) and Afternoons (11am–7pm). Flexibility will be key to supporting changing production and operational demands.

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will support the full flow of warehouse operations, ensuring goods are safely and accurately received, stored, moved, and dispatched to meet production and customer requirements. You will operate warehouse equipment, manage inventory and documentation through warehouse management systems such as SAP, and work closely with production teams, transport providers, and suppliers to ensure smooth daily operations. Health, safety, quality, and data accuracy will be central to everything you do, alongside a continuous improvement mindset to help enhance efficiency and ways of working. As part of this role, you would operate warehouse and material handling equipment, including forklifts and reach trucks, in line with training requirements, Health & Safety regulations, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. You would manage goods-in and goods-out activities, including receiving and checking deliveries, inspecting product quality, preparing shipments, and ensuring accurate and timely dispatch. You would maintain accurate inventory records and warehouse documentation, promote safe working practices, and report hazards, incidents, or operational issues in line with site procedures. You would communicate effectively with warehouse colleagues, production teams, transport providers, and suppliers to support efficient day-to-day operations and service delivery. In addition, you would contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance warehouse processes, improve operational efficiency, and support best-practice ways of working.

About You

We are looking for someone who is organised, dependable, and committed to maintaining high safety standards in a busy warehouse or manufacturing setting.

You will be comfortable managing stock, following operational procedures, and ensuring records and documentation are accurate and up to date. A team-oriented approach, strong communication skills, and attention to detail are essential.

Previous experience in warehousing, logistics, or manufacturing is desirable, and familiarity with forklift operation, reach trucks, SAP, or warehouse management systems would be beneficial, although support and training can be provided.

What We Offer

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About Ferrero

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.

Find out more here.