Warehouse Operative M-F

Job Description – Weekday Warehouse Operative

Reporting to the Yard/Warehouse Supervisor, we are seeking a hard‑working and conscientious individual to support our warehouse team.

The core hours will be Monday to Friday from 06:00‑14:30, with an expectation to cover team holidays which may include a 05:00 start when required. This will be confirmed in the shift rota in advance.

• Ensuring the area of work (Drystore and/or Coldstore), racking and mechanical handling equipment is safe and logged via the Work Safe system.
• Ensuring warehousing meets company policy in terms of hygiene and food safety at all times and in line with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Accurate receipting of materials in and booking materials out using the Business Central (BC) system via a scan solution, ensuring all trace detail is correct.
• Picking from lists produced by planning which may require splitting a pallet if the quantity is too large.
• Reporting any near‑misses or damages in a timely manner.
• Monitoring and escalating non‑moving, delisted, quarantine stocks and samples.
• Conducting regular stock takes of physical stock against Business Central (BC) and investigating root causes of any variances.
• Working with other warehousing operations (Drystore / Coldstore / Yard) and departments as needed.

• Good timekeeping
• Good communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Problem‑solving skills
• Previous warehousing experience
• Full UK driving licence (pre‑requisite)
• Reach Truck licence in date (at least 2 years experience)
• Counterbalance Full Load Train (FLT) licence in date (at least 2 years experience)
• Pedestrian Operated Electric Pallet Truck (POEPT) licence in date (preferable)
• Business Central (BC) experience (preferable)

• POEPT/Pick/Putaway = 50‑70 %
• Reach Truck = 25‑50 %
• FLT = 25‑50 %

There will be manual handling, cold temperatures and some heavy lifting within this role.