Warehouse Assistant x2

Warehouse Assistant x2 Edinburgh, Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland
Full Time Edinburgh, Scotland 21452 - 22272 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

294847

Salary

£21,452 - £22,272

Job grade

Other
Band A

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HES - Marketing & Engagement

Type of role

Logistics

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

2

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Edinburgh

About the job

Job summary

As a Warehouse Assistant, you will form part of a team of 7, based at the Seafield Warehouse and Distribution Centre. Your core responsibility is to work with the team to deliver retail products and assets to our sites and properties across Scotland, as well as assist with maintaining stock of 1300 lines, and picking and packing of deliveries – both to our sites and online shop customers.

Job description

  • Picking and packing of site stock orders, ensuring accuracy of both the stock delivered and information input into the stock management system to allow for accurate reporting
  • Receiving and quality checking of incoming stock, including accurate receipting of goods within the stock management system to allow for accurate reporting and invoices to be paid on time
  • Safe movement of goods around the warehouse, including use of forklift
  • Follow stock procedures, including completing any audit paperwork
  • Deliver goods to our sites as per the van delivery schedule, following health and safety regulations and adhering to Navman driving system
  • Assisting with the picking and packing of orders for our online shop customers, ensuring packing to the high standard customers expect, and meeting delivery deadlines
  • Liaise with sites regarding stock queries, deliveries etc
  • Liaise with suppliers on issues arriving from delivery/stock
  • Picking and packing of hampers/gift baskets/gift bags if required
  • Liaise with merchandising and buying teams regarding stock queries, deliveries etc
  • Work with rest of warehouse team to prepare for and deliver one of two annual stock takes
  • Follow all health and safety legislations/requirements relating to the busy warehouse, including manual handling when physically moving stock
  • Keep warehouse housekeeping standards, to ensure a clean and safe environment

Person specification

Essential requirements:

  • Proficiency in using a computer and a willingness to develop your digital skills
  • Experience in a warehouse environment
  • Current full UK driving licence

Desirable requirements:

  • Forklift licence
  • Experience using a stock management system

Benefits

We welcome applications from all nationalities, assuming that they have the right to work in the UK: applying for a job with us could open the door to a unique work environment. It will give you job satisfaction and excellent development opportunities, plus a competitive salary, 25 days paid holidays (rising to 30 days after 3 years’ service) and 11.5 public holidays a year – pro rata for part time staff.

In addition we offer a great benefits package to our employees which includes:

  • flexible working hours (where appropriate)
  • special leave
  • maternity/paternity leave
  • adoption leave
  • reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
  • support for further education and personal development
  • study leave for work related courses
  • access to a learning resource centre

Health and welfare

We offer you access to:

  • our Employee Assistance Programme – for confidential advice and counselling
  • an occupational sick pay scheme
  • discounts at some local authority leisure facilities
  • access to a free Headspace membership
  • interest free loans for bicycles and annual travel passes (see ‘season ticket’ below)
  • reasonable adjustments when needed, as part of our Equalities policy

Staff discounts

You will receive:

  • free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
  • free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties
  • 20% off purchases in our retail outlets

Season tickets

You can receive an advance to help with the cost of buying an annual season ticket for travel between home and work. The advance is then repaid from your salary over the life of the season ticket. Available to all permanent and fixed-term staff.


Things you need to know

Selection process details

Guidance on completing the application can be found in the ‘Guidance notes for applicants’ document, also available at the above website, which we recommend that you read, in conjunction with this Job Description.

Your application must arrive by the advertised closing date. Please note that when applying online, we will only be able to see your application once you fully submit it.

If you are unable to complete an online application form, please email [email protected], quoting the job title and recruitment reference, and we will arrange for an application form to be sent to you.

Please note that, as we operate an electronic recruitment system, we will contact you via the email address that you provide in your application to inform you of the outcome of your application.

We welcome all applicants from under-represented groups within HES. We know from our equality monitoring that we need to increase our diversity in terms of ethnicity and disability. We also want to address occupational areas where the ratio is disproportionately in favour of women or men. We ask all applicants to complete the Equality Monitoring section of the recruitment paperwork to help us pursue a diverse and inclusive workforce. In support of our Gaelic language plan we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team

Warehouse Assistant x2
Historic Environment Scotland

www.historicenvironment.scot
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Alex Paterson
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
National Services & Agencies
2015
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