Warehouse Operative - Talent Pool

About Us

Oadby Plastics is a leading plastics manufacturer with over 50 years of experience, built on a strong commitment to both our people and sustainability. We pride ourselves on being a business that genuinely values and invests in its employees, offering a positive and supportive working environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work. Our modern, comfortable facilities span over 225,000 sq.

ft across distribution and production, providing a professional and well-equipped place to work.

Our Head Office is based in Leicestershire, conveniently located just off the M1/M69 on the Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate. Alongside this, our additional branches and sister companies operate across the UK, enabling us to deliver outstanding service to our customers nationwide.

At Oadby Plastics, we believe our people are at the heart of our success. We’re proud to offer a workplace where individuals are supported, developed, and encouraged to grow as part of a stable, forward‑thinking business.

We are currently looking to build a talent pool of Warehouse Operatives to support both current and future opportunities across our site. By applying, you will be registered on our system and considered for upcoming vacancies within our warehouse teams. This is a great opportunity to express your interest in working with us, even if there isn’t an immediate vacancy that matches your availability.

Working as part of the Warehouse team, the Material Handler plays an important role in ensuring customers’ orders are picked and packed to a high standard, delivering a right first-time service along with attaining our customer service excellence benchmark. Also, providing a just‑in‑time picking service to our Production department, contributing to the bigger picture of our operations departments and upholding the company’s mission, vision and values.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities include:

• Ensuring stock materials and orders are accurately picked, double checked, packed and loaded according to standards.
• Adhering to all set out processes of picking from the correct locations.
• Safely transporting finished items from the drop zone area of the Warehouse into packing area to pack when required.
• Loading packed items onto our own fleet of vehicles ensuring safe practices are adhered to.
• Reporting any incidents such as Near Misses in line with company policy.
• Completing all paperwork requirements, ensuring goods are counted and labelled correctly before loading.
• Keeping the work areas clean and tidy.

We’re looking for someone who is dependable, hardworking, and keen to contribute as part of a team. The ideal candidate will take a proactive approach to their role, show attention to detail, and be committed to maintaining high standards in a warehouse environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who values teamwork, takes pride in their work, and wants to be part of a supportive operation.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need the following:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety practices within a warehouse
• Previous experience of warehouse understanding and its environment is desirable.
• Understanding of plastic products would be advantageous but not essential.

• Salary – From £12.71 per hour, depending on the shifts (Reviewed after a successful probation)
• Company profit share scheme
• Hours – Permanent, Full Time, Various Shifts
• Pension
• Annual leave – 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) rising with length of service
• Life assurance
• Free car parking
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Long service awards
• Free eye tests
• Employee referral scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Wellbeing benefits:
  Employee Assisted Programme, 24‑hour GP access, Charity events/fundraisers

We are committed to applying our Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and encourage applicants from different diverse groups in the community to apply. We can make reasonable adjustments at any stages if required.