Warehouse Operative Newry, Northern Ireland
Job description
S&W Wholesale Ltd,one of Ireland’s largest independent wholesalers, wish to appoint a number of Warehouse Operatives to their growing Night Shift and Mid Shift team.
S&W have recently announced our move to a new and exciting business model, Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). This means as a people focused business you can be assured that a career with S&W will be both progressive and rewarding.
Summary of Position:
To assist in the overall production and dispatch of customer orders and to adhere to health and safety regulations and procedures always.
Role: Warehouse Operative: Mid shift or Night shift available
Contract: Permanent – Full time
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To accurately pick and scan orders using the RF guns.
- To minimise missed sales and losses to the company through accurate picking
- To work efficiently as part of a team
- To keep work area clean and tidy, being responsible for the general maintenance of warehouse floor
- To be adaptable and flexible in your approach to work
- To build and pack out pick location to ensure adequate supply of products in pick location.
- Communicate any stock issues with the Stock Department ensuring they are addressed as quickly as possible.
- Ensure procedures and team targets are achieved
- Report any areas of concern to the Warehouse Manager.
- Continually improve stock operations by recommending measures to improve quality of service and efficiency.
- Maintain a safe working environment that complies with all aspects of the company’s H&S Policy
- To act as an ambassador for S&W Wholesale and behave in a professional and courteous manner at all times.
Criteria
Essential
- Warehouse/retail experience
- Physical and manual dexterity
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Flexible approach to work
- Willingness to undertake training
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in warehousing/retail
- 2-3 years’ experience working in a similar environment
- Experience of voice activated picking.
Job benefits and perks:
S&W wishes to encourage a high-performing culture.
We value and respect all our employees and to thank them for all their hard work, dedication, and passion we offer a generous benefits package, to highlight only a few:
- Annual Leave & People Friendly Policies
- Smart Pay pension scheme (Employer 3% & Employee 5% contribution)
- EOT Bonus twice annually (*after 6 months continuous employment)
- Westfield Health Cash Plan (*after 6 months continuous employment)
- Generous staff discount
- Death in Service Benefit (*after 6 months continuous employment)
- *Employee Assistance Programme with access to health and wellbeing support services (*after 6 months continuous employment)
- Excellent training programmes
- Opportunity to progress to other roles
If you fit all the above criteria or have experience in a similar position and are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Please send a CV and Cover Letter via the apply button.
Please apply before closing date but due to high volume of applications may close earlier. Applicants may be asked to complete an aptitude test.
S&W Wholesale Ltd are an Equal Opportunities Employer
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.57-£12.14 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: S&W2023NS
