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Warehouse Operative

Trapeze Recruitment Services Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Canterbury, Kent CT45LF, England

Salary

£21,000 - £25,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • This position is for a warehouse role with an expanding family-run business that specializes in supplying veterinary hospitals and surgeries.
  • Candidates are required to have at least 1 year of experience in a similar role and must possess good English, Maths, and IT skills.
  • The initial contract is for 4 months, with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent, and the salary is competitive within the industry.
  • Key responsibilities include picking and packing stock items, processing inbound stock, conducting stock takes, and maintaining health and safety standards.
  • Candidates must have access to their own transport due to the rural setting of the company.

This expanding family run business are specialist suppliers to veterinary hospitals and surgeries. This is a great opportunity to be part of a fast-growing organisation, working within a friendly, supportive team.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess a positive, engaging personality with the energy to work hard and efficiently, whilst demonstrating capability to accept additional responsibilities where necessary.

This position is required for a period of 4-months initially. The contract could be extended or made permanent.

The company is in a lovely rural setting therefore, candidates must have access to their own transport.

Key duties & responsibilities

  • Picking stock items using a hand-held scanner
  • Packing customer orders
  • Processing inbound stock items (goods-in)
  • Stock taking of warehouse items
  • Conduct daily housekeeping duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety
  • General warehouse duties as required or directed
  • Conduct all duties and activities in accordance with health and safety policies, guidance and good judgment
  • Able to manage goods in calendar
  • Able to create and execute a plan of what needs to be done that day within the operations.
  • Has a complete understanding of key tasks within the warehouse - ie. Goods in, Goods out, Stock take, Returns, Despatch, maintain H&S standards, manage different storage facilities (e.g. temperature controlled area)

Required qualifications, knowledge, experience & skills

  • Good English, Maths and IT skills
  • Physically fit - manual handling is a key part of the role
  • Good teamwork and leadership skills with excellent communication
  • The ability to complete paperwork and count stock items
  • An understanding of health and safety regulations
  • Honest, reliable, hard working with a "can do attitude"
  • Goes the extra mile to get the job complete (prepared to work overtime)
  • A counterbalance/flexi forklift license would be beneficial but not essential

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.