Picking Warehouse Operative

Salary: £12.21 per hour + 12% day shift, 16.5% late shift and 24% night shift.

Working Hours: 40 hours per week. Worked in a 3 weekly shift rotation of:

Earlies (6am – 2pm) Monday to Friday

Lates (2pm - 10pm) Monday to Friday

Nights (10pm - 6am) Sunday to Thursday. With ½ hour paid break.

Summary:

New Resource Recruitment are working on behalf of a long respected, financially strong, and well-established company to recruit a full time and permanent individual to fulfil the role of Warehouse Operative.

Our client is a leading provider in the manufacturing and distribution sector, specializing in high quality building materials and innovative solutions. Operating in a fast paced and dynamic environment, they are committed to efficiency, teamwork, and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking company that values professional growth and excellence in everything they do.

Scope of the Role:

This role focuses on accurately and efficiently picking customer orders using handheld scanners and specialized side loader trucks. These trucks are designed for smooth manoeuvring of 6-meter uPVC profiles, with the operator elevated alongside the picking platform to safely and easily access stock at different heights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately and efficiently pick orders from picking lists, ensuring all items are selected correctly.


• Inspect products for any visual or physical defects or damage before dispatch.


• Operate a picking platform at various heights (training and licensing provided).


• Participate in routine stock counts to maintain inventory accuracy.


• Conduct pre-shift equipment checks, reporting any issues or defects on the relevant check sheets.

Key Skills & Abilities:

• Previous experience in a warehouse or distribution environment (Essential).


• Proven experience safely operating a forklift counterbalance truck (Essential).


• Ability to read and accurately pick orders from written picking lists.


• Confident in using ladders/steps and manually lifting/pulling products up to 25kg.


• Skilled in operating a handheld scanner for order processing.

Desirable:

• Forklift Counterbalance Licence with Reach.


• Basic IT literacy, including experience using handheld electronic scanners.

Benefits:

• New Joiner Bonus


• Employee Referral Bonus


• Attendance Bonus


• One Team, One Target Bonus


• Pension


• Death in Service


• Private Health Insurance


• Health Assessments


• Holiday


• Loyalty Rewards


• Home & Tech Scheme


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Corporate Gym Membership


• Bowood House & Gardens Corporate Pass


• Fruit


• Christmas Hamper


• Company Counsellor


• Wellbeing App

This vacancy is being advertised by New Resource Group. The services of New Resource Group are that of an Employment Agency.