Warehouse/Saw Operative

Barrett Steel Limited; Chester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive hourly rate

25 days holiday plus BH

Pension

Life Assurance

Health & wellbeing services

Retail & leisure discounts

Job summary

Barrett Steel Limited, via Dragon Steel Services at Saltney, is seeking a Warehouse Operative to pick orders, load and offload steel, and support stock control in a fast-paced environment.

Shift hours are Monday to Thursday 8:00–16:45 and Friday 7:00–15:45. Benefits include a highly competitive hourly rate, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life assurance, and access to health and wellbeing services.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Warehouse Operative; steel industry or heavy industry background considered an asset.
• Flexible attitude, results-oriented, team player.
• Forklift/FLT experience desirable; training available.
• Strong commitment to Health & Safety.
• Driving licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Pick computer generated orders with repetitive handling and lifting of heavy items.
• Load, cut (saws) and offload steel.
• Ensure stock documentation is accurate.
• Transfer stock to locations using a forklift.
• Assist production and dispatch of customer orders.
• Keep work area clean and comply with Health & Safety.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Teamwork

Health & Safety

Driving licence

Forklift experience

Tools

Bandsaw

Side Loader

Forklift

Job description

Dragon Steel are part of Barrett Steel Limited , the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 29 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder. For more information about the company visit https://www.barrettsteel.com/

All About the Role

Based at our Dragon Steel Services, Saltney site the purpose of this role is to ensure customers’ orders are fulfilled to the highest standards in a fast-paced environment.The shift hours are Monday to Thursday 8 am to 4.45pm, Fridays 7 am to 3.45pm

Specific tasks will include:

• Pick computer generated orders with repetitive handling/lifting of heavy and large item.
• Loading, cutting (Saws) and offloading of steel.
• Ensure all documentation is correctly actioned for accuracy of stock.
• Transferring stock to its location using a Forklift truck.
• Assisting in the overall production and dispatch of customers’ orders
• Keep work area clean and tidy maintain high levels of Health and Safety.
• Be adaptable and flexible in approach to work to meet operational requirements.
• Operate machinery (only when trained to do so)
• Any ad hoc duties as required in the role.

We offer you

• £Highly competitive hourly rate, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Pension, Life Assurance, access to health & wellbeing services, discounts on retail & leisure

All About You

You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role:

• The successful candidate will have experience as a Warehouse Operative; steel industry or heavy industry experience would be an advantage.
• Have a flexible attitude, be results oriented, and enjoy working in a team environment.
• Bandsaw/Side-Loader/ Fork-Lift experience desirable, however training will be given.
• A strong commitment to Health & Safety.
• Ideally a Driving License
• Looking for a long-term position

How it feels to work for us

We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.

summary

Highly competitive hourly rate

Hours:

The shift hours are Monday to Thursday 8 am to 4.45pm, Fridays 7 am to 3.45pm

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure, Access to health and wellbeing services, Barrett Steel pension