Warehouse Operative

Kite Packaging have a brilliant opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to join their Warehouse team at their Waterlooville site. Kite Packaging was founded in 2001 with a unique vision and a philosophy of employee-ownership. We were a true greenfield start up and have grown quickly to be the 2nd largest packaging distributor in the UK. In the past year Kite has been awarded ‘Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Midlands’ and ‘The Sunday Times Track 100 Fastest Profit Growth in the UK’.

Our growth has consistently been the best in our sector, and we are continually investing in our business and our greatest asset is our ‘people’. Turnover in 2024 was £169m and our growth continues to accelerate.

You will be joining our Waterlooville Distribution Centre which consists of warehouse, customer services, purchasing and sales teams. Our distribution centres play a huge part in the business growth strategy through offering first class expertise to help its customer base reduce their total packaging costs.

Standard working hours are 08:00am-18:00pm Monday-Friday

Duties will specifically cover the following areas:

• Picking sales orders accurately ensuring targets are met
• Use of barcode scanning handheld devices to record goods in, picking and product movements
• Assisting with additional dispatch, goods in and loading tasks
• Wrap, secure and accurately label finished goods
• Loading vehicles with finished product
• Keep the warehouse safe and tidy to look for ways of optimising utilisation of space
• Ensure no errors are made in shipments

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Be able to demonstrate ownership and knowledge of Goods In/Out
• Previous experience in fast paced Warehouse environment is essential
• Forklift experience (preferably Pivot Steer)

• Excellent competitive salary
• Good work life balance - Monday to Friday
• 22 days holiday, rising by 1 day each year up to 25, with the option to buy or sell up to 3 days
• After 6 months a range of benefits: life insurance, pension, cycle to work scheme and an optional healthcare scheme
• The option to become a shareholder in the business after 6 months employment