Warehouse Operative
As a warehouse operative you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets.
This role best suits upbeat and self-motivated individuals who enjoy working systematically and productively. The fast paced and energised environment relies on organisation and efficiency and with so much ground to cover in the line of duty it is important to ensure that you have a moderate level of fitness to enable you to comfortably carry out your tasks.
Picking and packing products can involve a substantial amount of manual handling including bending, stretching, stooping, stepping, reaching, and lifting. Having a good range of mobility is important to ensure you can work safely within health and safety regulations without placing undue strain on your body.
Stores the right number of materials, goods, and products in the right location to feed the business’s operational and customer demand. Ensures the safe and efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of warehouse materials, goods, and products to feed business operations and customer demand.
Duties and Responsibilities
Picking/Out loading and Packing tasks whilst ensuring all picking targets for self and the shift are achieved daily
Ensure orders are processed efficiently and that the delivery of orders meets customer’s timescales/requirements
Complete QC when required
Ensure stock is rotated accurately
Attention to detail when completing tasks especially the short life stock lines
Ensure that all relevant procedures and processes are followed and adhered to in line with the Company’s procedures and requirements
Ensure you pay a part in ensuring a safe working environment
Ensure that internal delivery processes are adhered to support dispatch time windows
Ensure all discrepancies are notified to supervisor
Place completed orders in relevant marshalling/outbound containers
Load up to ten vans per night
Ensure all paperwork is completed accurately via the tablets
Follow the site clean as you go policy
Labelling goods that have arrived or orders to be dispatched
Ensure drivers returns are processed correctly
Assist shift supervisor with management of shorts process
To ensure productivity targets of 97.5% is achieved for picking/Packing and put away
Locate stock items within the warehouse
Record and communicate all shortage issues to the relevant parties
Available for stock takes three times per year
Other responsibilities
To clock in/out at the correct times via the App
To assist with buddy training when required
Flexible working as when required to meet customer/operational demand
To complete other duties as seen reasonable by your shift supervisor/Manager
Skills and Proficiencies
Self-Management
Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures
Embraces personal challenge
Open to change
Actively committed to team development
High levels of motivation and action orientated
Skills and Attributes:
Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
Able to achieve results by setting high standards and committing to clear objectives
Excellent communication skills
Computer literate with good numeric skills
Experience of operating in a Goods in environment within a fast paced, highly pressurised warehouse and distribution environment
Able to operate FLT or & Flexi trucks
Experience:
Warehouse: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Fork Lift Truck License (preferred)