Warehouse / Distribution Centre Operative Stoke-on-Trent, England
Job description
Dunelm's Distribution Centres, in Stoke-on-Trent, are looking to recruit great colleagues to assist us with our growing operation. You couldn’t join us at a better time.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our fast-paced warehouse, which forms part of the operation accountable for getting our products out to our stores and customers, while all the time ensuring that we provide the best levels of customer service possible.
We are seeking motivated Warehouse Operative(s) to perform various warehouse tasks, including picking, returns and loading, and to help in other areas as required.
As we strive to become the number one homewares provider, our colleagues are instrumental in making this business work.
Shift Patterns**
We know that in order to have great colleagues, we need to appreciate them.
We have an on-site academy trainer who continually works with all colleagues in their career development, holding workshops and ongoing training for all.Leadership skills are valued and developed, as we aim to fill our management roles in-house.
We encourage colleagues to take an paid birthday day off.
We allow colleagues to buy more holiday entitlement, taken at a time of their choice, in order to ‘take the time they need’.
We ensure that all line managers have been trained in mental health first aid to be there for all colleagues.
This role includes
- Manual Handling
- Picking
- Returns
- Despatch
- Maintaining a safe environment
- Be reactive to the needs of the business
- To be loyal to the business and drive personal performance
- Be energetic and have a positive approach
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong work ethic and a desire to succeed
- Be calm, level headed and can work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Can be decisive and react quickly when problems arise
- Teamwork skills
- Have good spoken and written communication skills
As part of the team, you will enjoy plenty of benefits:
- Holiday entitlement of 28 days.
- Days off so you can celebrate your Birthday and also when you move ‘Home’ so you can get settled in.
- Family leave – Maternity and paternity leave.
- A cool 15% discount on all Dunelm products, in-store and online to help make your house a 'Home'.
- Amazing Internal colleague network groups where our colleagues are empowered to create environments where everyone can feel at Home communicate.
- Contribution to your pension scheme for the twilight years.
- Fantastic sharesave option where colleagues can buy Dunelm shares on a monthly basis at a discounted rate to build up an investment for that rainy day.
- Cycle to work scheme to help keep colleagues fit and help with air pollution, travel costs, tax and national insurance.
- Continuous training and ongoing coaching so colleagues feel confident and in control of their role.
- A caring and diverse colleague wellbeing support which includes access to our colleague financial support fund, an online medical GP and counselling support which is provided by our partnership with Retail Trust.
- Tonnes of genuine career opportunities and the support to grow your career through the business as each individual colleague wishes to
