Warehouse Operative

Hours: 40 hours per week, worked between Monday & Friday, shifts on a rota basis between 6am & 6pm.

Overtime: You will be required to support Saturday and bank holiday shifts to meet the needs of the business (rota basis).

Salary: £28,763.20 per annum

Location: Newport (NP19)

Genpower is the exclusive distributor of Hyundai Power Products for the UK and Ireland, supported by a team of over 150 colleagues. In 2022, we became the worldwide distributor for JCB portable power and petrol equipment. We also offer a portfolio of our own brands and a 3PL service.

Due to continual growth we are looking for experienced Warehouse Operatives to join our Newport team. This is a physically demanding and varied job role in a fast-paced environment.

Our Newport site is a brand-new, modern warehouse. It is 100,000 sqft with 16,000 pallet capacity and 10 loading docks. We have a small, close-knit team who work collaboratively to support the full operation.

• Picking and packing orders.
• Receiving goods and deliveries including the offloading of shipment containers.
• Storing received goods in the appropriate location within the warehouse.
• Checking loads for damaged or missing items upon receipt and labelling correctly.
• Packing and palleting goods ready for dispatching.
• To ensure maximum accuracy of stock figures.
• To assist with physical inventory management and regular stock taking.
• To coordinate the use of automated and computerised systems where necessary.
• To use ERP software and warehouse management system to maintain accuracy of stock on site.
• To resolve stock discrepancies and work to continuously update and improve system and stock processes.
• To oversee stock storage processes including tagging, boxing and labelling.
• To conduct internal stock movements (including moving stock from the goods in locations to put away in the racking or floor locations, storage, picking and delivery).
• Compulsory attendance at End of Year Stock Count.
• Maintaining safe and clean work environment by keeping pallet and work areas neat.
• All other duties associated with the dispatch operation.
• Ad hoc tasks across warehouse operation.

• Previous experience within a warehouse environment (essential).
• Order picking experience (essential).
• Ability to work with accuracy.
• Strong work ethic.
• Forklift license (desired not essential).
• VNA license (desired not essential).
• Great team player.

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private Healthcare (upon successful completion of 3 month probationary period)