About the job
Warehouse Operator – Job Description & Specification
Job Title and Role: Warehouse Operator
- Salary: £26,000 per annum
- Location: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire
- Working Hours: 08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday (excl. 1 hr lunchbreak – 40 hour week) (Occasional Saturday morning overtime)
- Holidays: 20 days plus 8 bank holidays
Job Requirements
The Warehouse Operators will be responsible for ensuring the warehouse operation runs efficiently. This includes the management of freight being loaded onto delivery truck for our daily runs as well as the distribution of inbound and outbound palletised freight from our fulfilment operation. They will also be required to work with other FLT operators and our driving team. The role is fast-paced at times and requires somebody who can organise efficiently, multi-task and work safely and efficiently under pressure.
Skill & Experience Requirements
The ideal candidate will need the following skills and attributes:
- InDate Counterbalance Forklift Licence and/or Bendi License and at least 2 years’ experience
- Ability to work in a team and individually
- A methodical and thorough approach to work ensuring instructions are followed closely
- Organised and attention to detail
- A desire to show initiative
- Good at juggling tasks and prioritising
- The ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands and prioritise tasks and workload.
- Reliability and honesty.
- High energy and enthusiasm, someone who thrives in a busy environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Process inbound & outbound trucks. Scan loads and report any discrepancies on the freight.
- Loading of freight onto or off of our delivery vehicles using load sheet manifests
- Manage afternoon loading operation to ensure collection vehicles are unloaded
- Keeping warehouse & loading yard clean and tidy at all times
- Daily Preuse forklift checks to be carried out
- Report to the transport team leader and work with them to ensure all requirements are carried out and suggest any improvements.
- Assist with the unloading of warehouse containers and deliveries.
- Ensure all health & safety and fire instructions, safe systems of work and risk assessments are adhered to at all times.
- Assisting with the locating of stock into warehouse storage
- Assisting with the warehouse fulfilment operation when required
