Warehouse Operative Nights

BASED: POLAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, Unit 2 Belgrave Court, Caxton Road, Fullwood, Preston, PR2 9ZB

HOURS : TUESDAY TO SATURDAY - 40 HOURS PER WEEK - 2AM -1OAM

SALARY: £24,561.68 PER ANNUM - £11.81 Per Hour, Bank holidays - time and half rate at £17.71 per hour. A Category B Driving License is required for this role.

Polar Speed has a reputation for quality, compliance, operational and customer facing technology and monitoring solutions in the growing temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical logistics market in the UK. The company specialises in active temperature-controlled deliveries to hospitals, pharmacies, wholesalers and medical care surgeries as well as to end patients which it serves through its homecare business. Its customers include some of the best known pharmaceutical brands in the world.

We currently have a position within our GMP element of our warehouse for a full time warehouse operative nights with forklift. There will also be an element of driving required for this role, as and when the business requires.

You will be required to receive the inbound stock ensuring the temperature is compliant at all times, manage goods in , picking, labelling, packing and despatch paperwork, in addition to this you will assemble clinical packaging and labelling activities to include controlling, verifying, printing, issuing and recording labels for production.

In addition to this you will ensure the maintenance of appropriate quantities of stock levels within the packaging area, undertaking stock counts and processing returns.

The positions are on a Tuesday to Saturday basis, 40 hours per week, however flexibility with regard to hours will be required as the shift times may alter dependent on volume, and may be of an urgent medical nature.

We offer a wide range of benefits including 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) building to 33 days (including bank holidays) in the sixth full holiday year (PRO RATA) and a company pension contribution of 4.5% if matched by the candidate. UPS Perks At Work scheme.

For successful applicants, Polar Speed will process enhanced disclosure criminal record checks.

Key responsibilities:

Check pharmaceutical products

Load and unload vehicles

Receive in-bound consignments and allocate in warehouse

Ensure pharmaceutical products are stored within the correct temperature range

Goods in, picking, labelling, packing and despatch

Processing returns including quarantined, damaged or batch recalls

Follow standard operating procedures in the pick and pack operation.

.Driving between depots, or to cover the Edinburgh route when required.

Key Skills/Experience/Requirements:

Previous experience of working within a warehouse environment essential. Prior experience of working in temperature controlled environment desired but not essential.

Good reading skills and numerate

Computer literate - Word, Excel, Internet, Intranet

Good team player with the ability to use own initiative when required

Good organisation skills with the ability to prioritise the workload

An eye for detail

.UK Drivers Licence - ideally with no more than 3 points.