General Warehouse Operative Great Blakenham, England
Job description
About Us
FDS Corporation Ltd is a progressive and successful online retailer with branches here in the UK, Europe and the USA. Headquartered in Great Blakenham (near Ipswich), we are expanding rapidly with the new 300,000 sq. ft fulfilment facility based at Port One Logistic Park. Our’s is a B2C business, directly servicing consumers with a growing range of premium quality products - from home and garden items, to sport and hardware equipment, from vehicle and DIY projects to business and industry items.
We are currently seeking to recruit several Warehouse Operatives to work Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30am to 5:30pm (actual hours to be discussed and confirmed during interview) including alternate Sundays (9am-2pm).
Depending on your skills and experience, you will be required to help with Inbound and Outbound duties within our 2 large warehouses (same location).
Main Responsibilities may include Inbound/Outbound tasks such as:
Inbound Duties
- Shunting pallets from containers to feed VNA drivers
- Unloading deliveries
- Unloading containers (palletising stock in line with company standards)
- Putting stock (pallets) away using VNAs
- Investigating any discrepancies within the container (with help from Inventory team if required)
- Making line managers aware of any damages with the container and/or stock
- General Housekeeping
Outbound Duties
- Picking stock using PDA scanners and MHE
- Labelling, Stacking and moving stock ready for collection
- Drop-downs (dropping stock down into pick bays using a VNA)
- Loading trailers
- General housekeeping duties in the warehouse
- Performing other general warehouse duties as required in order to maintain a smooth operation
Candidate requirements:
- Warehouse Operative/Handballer/Forklift Driver with at least 2 Year's Experience (Preferred)
- MHE Trained (desirable although in-house training is available)
- Physically fit due to heavy handballs on occasion
- Team player
- Can work alternate *Sundays (5 hours - payable at double hourly rate) - *frequency is subject to change
We currently offer the following benefits:
Modern facilities
Free on-site car park
Additional annual leave
Employer pension contributions of 5%
Incentive Bonus (paid twice a year) of up to 5%
Christmas Bonus (Gift) of up to £250 (pro-rata)
Company social events
No recruitment agencies please. We got this covered.
Due to high volumes of applications we may not be able to respond to everyone.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £20,000.00-£24,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
Work Location: One location
