Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative

Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire (Head Office based)

Hours: Monday to Friday 37 hours a week Standard full-time warehouse hours (flexibility required, occasional overtime expected)

Salary: 25,000 to 26,500 depending on experience

Job Responsibilities

General Warehouse Duties

• Receive, unload and process incoming deliveries, checking against delivery notes for accuracy, damage or shortages
• Sort and store stock accurately on pallets, racks, shelves or bins in designated locations
• Pick customer orders accurately, ensuring correct products, quantities and variations are selected
• Pack orders securely and efficiently, selecting appropriate packaging materials
• Prepare completed orders for dispatch, ensuring all documentation is completed correctly and attached
• Safely load prepared orders onto delivery vehicles, ensuring goods are secure for transit
• Carry out regular stock checks and support accurate inventory control, reporting discrepancies promptly
• Maintain a clean, organised and safe warehouse environment, keeping aisles and work areas clear
• Operate warehouse equipment safely, including pallet trucks, picking trolleys, ladders and forklifts (where trained and certified)
• Comply fully with health and safety requirements, including reporting accidents, near misses and hazards
• Consistently wear required PPE including high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and gloves when required

Person Specification

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent Maths and English at Grade C or Level 4 and above
• Physically fit and capable of undertaking a highly manual role across multiple warehouse areas
• Full, current UK driving licence
• Basic administrative capability
• Computer literate
• Clear and effective communication skills
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable

• Current Counterbalance forklift certificate
• Access to own transport due to office location

This role suits someone practical, reliable and safety-focused who takes pride in accurate, hands-on work and contributing to an efficient warehouse operation.

If you are interested in the role of Warehouse Operative and feel that you have the relevant experience, please contact your Recruitment Partner, Lisa Logan at Unicorn Resourcing.

If this job isn't exactly right for you but you're looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential career discussion.

Unicorn Resourcing Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in regard to this Permanent opportunity.