Warehouse Operatives Milton Keynes, England
Job description
Amscan Warehouse, Milton Keynes
When it comes to designing, manufacturing, and distributing party products, Amscan leads the way. With over 70 years’ experience we bring exciting, innovative ranges for all occasions to more than 40,000 retailers around the world. At Amscan we pride ourselves on offering great products at competitive prices, combined with expert advice. We provide a One Stop Shop solution across the three main categories of party, balloons and costumes totalling over 25’000 products in the UK
Our aim is to be the market leader in the Party, Balloon and Dress Up categories, the best product, the best service, the best place to work.
Scope and Remit
This role involves a broad range of duties that support the Team Leader (TL). Operatives can be assigned to any warehouse duty which include goods inwards, picking and packing, Value Added Services (VAS), Inventory control, or despatch. Duties include working with a bespoke Warehouse Management System (WMS) called S2K and a “New” Spring 2023 implemented inhouse automated storage and retrieval system. The postholder is expected to provide a professional service to all our customers both internal and external, ensuring all warehouse duties are completed accurately and within the required service level agreements (SLA’s) whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
Core Duties
· Support your team in delivering all defined SLA’s.
· Undertake a range of warehouse duties to meet the needs of the business (key duties outlined below).
· Follow all health and Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, adhering to all control measures in place.
· Act diligently and with due care and attention for the health and safety of all people in the warehouse environment at all times.
· Handle stock in a controlled and orderly manner that adheres to robust stock integrity.
· Undertake all tasks in line with internal procedures and training provided.
· Maintain the required performance and accuracy standards.
· Develop own individual skills by taking on any recommended and agreed training courses.
· Demonstrate proactivity and support in continually improving warehouse standards both operationally and in relation to health and safety.
· Annual stock take.
Skills
· Organisational and time management
· Good communication skills – listening and verbal.
· Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks effectively.
· Practical skills
· Flexible and adaptable
· Good attention to detail
· Effective independent and team working
Knowledge and Experience
· Knowledge of the business and/or products
· Detailed hand assembly work
· Working with computerised scanning equipment (RFID) or voice picking systems - Desirable
· Operating Manual Handling Equipment – Desirable
· Understanding of standard operating processes
· Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods
Key behaviours and personal attributes
Embrace the Amscan family values by being:
· Positive and demonstrating an enthusiastic and ‘can do’ attitude.
· Respectful, supportive, and empowering your colleagues
· Proactive, and turning problems into solutions and learning opportunities.
· Customer focused and striving for success.
· Team oriented, balancing hard work with our passion for a party
Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to hear from you!!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Warehouse Operative
