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Warehouse Operative 6911

Job Title: Warehouse Operative

Location:
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Hours:
40 hours per week
Monday to Thursday: 08:00 – 16:00
Friday: 08:00 – 15:15
Includes paid lunch break and early finish on Fridays

Salary:
Competitive salary available on application

Type:
Temp to Perm

Key Responsibilities of a Warehouse Operative:

  • Picking raw materials and preparing finished goods for despatch
  • Loading, unloading and safely storing stock within the warehouse
  • Ensuring stock is rotated correctly and stored in a food-safe manner
  • Completing stock takes and maintaining accurate stock records
  • Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the warehouse environment
  • Supporting goods in, goods out and general warehouse operations
  • Assisting with production duties when required
  • Following all food safety, health & safety and quality procedures

Key Skills of a Warehouse Operative:

  • Previous warehouse experience, ideally within a food manufacturing environment
  • Good attention to detail and ability to work accurately
  • Forklift licences (Counterbalance and Bendi) desirable
  • Ability to work effectively within a small team
  • Physically fit and capable of lifting up to 25kg
  • Reliable, hardworking and able to work using own initiative
  • Full UK Driving Licence and own transport required due to rural location

Benefits:

  • Pension scheme
  • Healthcare scheme after probation
  • Death in service benefit
  • Employee assistance programme and retail discounts
  • Generous holiday entitlement increasing with service

To be considered for this role, please email your CV to andrew.penrith@first-base.co.uk or call Andrew on 01453 755330.

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Location

Wotton under Edge, North Somerset
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