Warehouse Operative

My client based on Leighton Buzzard are looking for a Warehouse Operative, to join a small friendly team.

Salary: £23k plus bonus

Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm Mon to Fri

Location: Office based, Leighton Buzzard

Job Summary

As a Warehouse Operative you will be an integral part of the company’s mission to maintain their reputation as the UK’s most recognised and warmly regarded Distributor in their field.

You will be a key member of the warehousing and logistics team and your focus is to carry out goods in/out/storage safely, accurately, and efficiently, to maintain high levels of service to customers and in turn help the company achieve its sales targets and objectives.

The nature of this role will involve a large proportion of physical work including lifting and carrying.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Goods in, goods out and general warehouse tasks
Unload pallets/deliveries from couriers
Ensure unloaded goods match the paperwork
Accurately book-in goods into the barcode scanning warehouse management system (WMS)
Safely and accurately store goods into their storage bins / shelves
Rotate goods between storage locations
Pick and pack goods, including heat-shrink wrapping
Create delivery labels for despatch and load courier vehicles
Resolve delivery discrepancies in liaison with the purchasing team and suppliers
Assist with inventory management and daily stock check tasks
Check weights on stock items as appropriate
Help keep the general warehouse environment clean, tidy, and safe
Report any missing or missing goods to Logistics Manager / Warehouse Supervisor
General administration for warehouse tasks

Key Skills and Competencies

Physical strength, fitness, and dexterity, as you will often have to lift heavy packages
Excellent team-working skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent organisational and record-keeping skills to coordinate large volumes of goods
The ability to work effectively under limited supervision
Computer literate with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Good numeracy skills
Experience working in a similar environment/department

Education, Qualifications and Experience Requirements

Good base of GCSEs or equivalent
A-C GSCE grades or equivalent in literacy and numeracy
Experience in warehousing / logistics
Any other qualifications / experience related to role

Benefits

Generous company team bonus for achievement of sales targets (after qualifying period)
24 days annual holiday
Team Voted Employee of the Month scheme (£100 prize for winner)
Monthly Team Breakfast social meetings