Warehouse Partner, Nights

John Lewis plc; Coulsdon; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Night Premium

Flexible hours

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership in Coulsdon is recruiting for a Warehouse Partner to support stock handling and order preparation at our distribution centre. You’ll load/unload deliveries, organise stock, and pick/pack items for delivery to customers, while keeping a clean, safe workplace.

We offer a part-time contract; night premiums apply (£3.75 per hour 22:00–06:00), with 21 hours per week and a pay rate of £14.55 rising to £14.80 after 90 days. DBS/background checks may be required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is welcomed but not essential.
• We’ll train you in all you need to know so that you can perform at your best, everyday.

Responsibilities

• Helping to load and unload our lorries the day's deliveries.
• Organising stock, ensuring goods are safely stored and replenished.
• Picking and packing the orders for our customers and prepare these for delivery.
• Maintaining and taking pride in general housekeeping tasks to keep the operation running smoothly.
• Supporting the whole warehouse team by being flexible and working in areas that need it most.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

As a Warehouse Partner working in one of our distribution centres, you'll have the important role of making sure our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. Whether it's for shop deliveries or direct to customer orders, you'll handle the goods that pass through our warehouses efficiently and accurately. Working with a friendly and welcoming team, your respectful and hard-working nature will make all the difference to the sites efficiency and ultimately the service we provide to our customers.

• In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour.
• This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.
• Due to working time regulations, applicants must be 18 years or over to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Helping to load and unload our lorries the day's deliveries.
• Organising stock, ensuring that our goods and products are safely stored and replenished and that a safe working environment is adhered to at all times.
• Picking and packing the orders for our customers and prepare these for delivery (John Lewis only).
• Maintaining and taking pride in general housekeeping tasks to keep the operation running smoothly.
• Supporting the whole warehouse team by being flexible, working in the areas of the site that need it most when required.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is welcomed but not essential.
• We’ll train you in all you need to know so that you can perform at your best, everyday.

Contract Details

• Closing Date: August 25, 2026
• Pay: £14.55 (£14.80 After 90 days)
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours of Work: Part time hours available working 21 hours per week.
• Rotation options available are: Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of 23:30pm - 07:00am or Friday, Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 23:30pm - 07:00am
• Job Level: Partnership Level 10
• Where You'll Be Working: Coulsdon DFC (Waitrose & Partners), 11 Ullswater Crescent, London, London, CR5 2HR

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.

As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.