Weekend Warehouse Assistant

Overview

You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself.

• Start Date of employment will be 8th of August 2026.
• Competitive hourly rate of £13.45 per hour.
• This is a 12‑hour per week position over 2 days, 6‑hour shifts between 06:00 am and 20:00 pm. We are ideally looking for candidates with availability on both Saturday and Sunday. However, we will also consider applicants who can work Friday & Saturday or Sunday & Monday.
• These are permanent contracts where you will be working throughout the year, including the holiday periods.
• We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.

• 15% IKEA discount on IKEA products, and access to a Discount Portal to help you save hundreds on High Street retailers.
• End of year gift, generous annual leave entitlement for you to enjoy holidays, and family‑friendly policies.
• Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions and interest‑free loans.
• Proud to be a Living Wage Employer.
• Free car parking, a cycle‑to‑work scheme and season travel ticket loan.
• Click below for a full list of our benefits:

• You are comfortable using computers and handheld devices to support checking of stock and answering customer questions.
• You proactively look for tasks to be done and use your initiative to complete them efficiently and effectively.
• You have an adaptable mindset allowing you to switch between different tasks/areas and work within tight time frames.
• You work with guidance from your manager to achieve set goals in agreed time frames using standard ways of working.

• Picking and preparing large volumes of orders for both online & in‑store collection or delivery, including handing them to customers.
• Receiving stock, picking, checking order accuracy, and preparing orders for delivery.
• Meeting the customer in the store during picking.
• Using internal systems to ensure customers have accurate and full stock availability at all times.
• Ensuring products are always available by accurately and promptly completing tasks in your assigned area of the warehouse.
• Commitment to all IKEA health, safety and security rules and requirements within your area and actively helping colleagues to prevent any incidents involving co‑workers, customers, equipment, building and IKEA products.
• Contributing to optimized daily fulfilment operations by working in a lean, simple, and cost‑conscious way, applying and sharing good examples.
• Manual handling using safety protocols and working with the use of pump trucks.

It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life, including those with disabilities, to join us and feel valued in the workplace.