Warehouse Operative - Mid Shift Stowmarket, England
Job description
Bidfood is a leading wholesale food distributor and the preferred supplier for over 60,000 customers across the UK, ranging from pubs to schools, from restaurants to care homes and everything in between.
We have an opportunity for a Warehouse Operative - Mids within our highly efficient warehouse and as part of our team, you’ll fill an essential role in helping us achieve our targets by delivering the right products to our customers on time.
Bidfood is a leading wholesale food distributor and the preferred supplier for over 60,000 customers across the UK, ranging from pubs to schools, from restaurants to care homes and everything in between. We’re looking for a Warehouse Operative to join our team. If this sounds like you, read on… From Lands’ End to John O’Groats, whether our customers want just a teaspoon or a full range of catering supplies, we’ll supply their needs. We work as a team to provide every food option from quality ingredients to finished meals, including a number of own-brand ranges as well as all the big brands and regional specialties. We believe in our food, and we know that our people behind the scenes are so very important in our success. The role: We now have fantastic opportunity within our highly efficient warehouse, and as part of our team working a shift pattern of Sunday to Thursday 18:30 to 04:00 a. You will fill an essential role in helping us achieve our targets by delivering the right products to our customers on time. The Depot provides Customer deliveries across all temperature bands and currently delivers 6 days per week.
Your duties will meet the operational needs of our warehouse. These can range from:
Picking and loading orders onto a roll cage and pallet
Using a Voice Picking System
Arranging customer orders.
Replenishment in a multi temperature chambers.
As a Warehouse Operative You Will:
- Have food warehousing and distribution experience.
- Be able to lift objects of up to 20 kilograms - this is essential.
- Be up to date and compliant with all health & safety and food hygiene legislation.
- Used to working to targets and will have an accurate and methodical approach to your work
. • A reach truck or FLT licence is preferable but not essential - as we do all of our own training in house.
If this sounds like you, then we look forward to receiving your application
Your duties will meet the operational needs of our warehouse. These can range from working on inbound deliveries, replenishing stock, picking and loading food and non-food products and checking off orders against pick sheet requirements.
Ideally, you’ll have food warehousing and distribution experience and you must be fit and healthy as the role requires you to be able to lift objects of up to 20 kilogrammes. You’ll make sure all goods are picked & loaded and all hub items are integrated or cross-docked.
You’ll also make sure all company assets and equipment are maintained, utilised and organised to very high levels to enable us to reach maximum levels of productivity and efficiency. It’s vital that you back this up with strong attention to detail on all aspects of legislation, health & safety and audit.
Working 5/7 days a week Sunday to Thursday 18:30 to 04:00
You’ll need to be up to date and compliant with all health & safety and food hygiene legislation. You’ll be used to working to targets and will have an accurate and methodical approach to your work
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £32,668.74 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stowmarket, IP14 2QU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- warehouse: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- valid MHE license (preferred)
Work Location: In person
