Pick Packer Edinburgh
Job description
Job Overview:Hello! We are Karis and Aayush, and we run a social enterprise dedicated to sustainable gifting. The holiday season is around the corner, and as you can imagine we expect it to be busy!Our social enterprise is looking to recruit enthusiastic packers to help with packing orders over November and December. We are a friendly team and we are looking for someone friendly, reliable, hardworking, flexible, and enthusiastic. This includes being trained on key equipment, restocking shelves, accepting deliveries, and sending gifts out. We are looking for someone who is willing to take on this challenge and be efficient and proactive. This experience will allow you to fully understand the operations side of a start-up. We are looking for people happy to take initiative and be decisive at the moment. This role is for someone who pays attention to detail and does not mind working an entire shift on their feet. We value accuracy and speed so this role would be ideal for someone who can follow instructions precisely and double-check their work before completing a task. Some of the responsibilities include:● Ensuring cleanliness, tidiness and safety of the work environment● Accepting delivery of inventory● Counting and confirming inventory● Inspecting inventory for damage and faults● Communicating errors to the team● Marking and labelling stock● Recycling● Storing inventory in an accessible manner● Working with pallets● Packing orders● Sorting orders for collectionWe are looking for people who can work 30-45 hours a week with overtime and can be flexible. This is a warehouse-based role so there is no option to work remotely.BenefitsHourly wages of £11.00 p/hPotential for overtime in November and December (paid)28 days annual holiday entitlement (pro-rated)Training and employability support to develop your employability skillsCompany Background:At Social Stories Club, we believe social enterprises are changing the world and have a vision that one-day social enterprise will be the default business model. Social enterprises are businesses that are led by their social mission. As a social enterprise, we have provided over 3,500 hours of employment to individuals with barriers to employment, introduced over a million people to social enterprise, and invested over £450,000 into social ventures.We curate gift boxes and hampers filled with sustainable products, each with a fascinating story of impact. The products in our gifts range from chocolates supporting reforestation projects to teas educating girls in tea-growing regions. While we focus on the corporate gifting market, we also cater to the B2C market. We have been featured in a number of outlets including The Sunday Times, STV, Cosmopolitan, and Refinery29, among others.How to applyThank you for reading this far. We look forward to receiving your application. We are looking for someone who will turn up and try their absolute best. This is an essential role and the social enterprise will be relying on you (no pressure!). Please think before you apply if you can be 100% reliable and also be flexible. There are likely to be times when we need you to work longer hours each week, these are paid of course! If you are one of those people who says ‘Bring it on!’ -you may very well be our person. Please attach your CV as well as a cover letter demonstrating the above and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. Please send them over to [email protected]. We very much look forward to reading them and welcoming you to our team.Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contractContract length: 2 monthsSalary: £11.00 per hourBenefits:Company pensionEmployee discountFree parkingOn-site parkingTransport linksSchedule:8 hour shiftDay shiftMonday to FridayWeekend availabilityAbility to commute/relocate:Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)Application question(s):Are you able to fully commit to 30-45 hours a week during this fixed period? (working hours are between 9 and 6 monday to Friday with occasional weekend work)Language:English (required)Work authorisation:United Kingdom (required)Work Location: In personExpected start date: 18/10/2023
