Job description
Summary of the roles main purpose:
Warehouse Operatives are responsible for organising the safe and efficient storage and despatch of all warehouse goods.
Key responsibilities of the role
- Picking and packing of orders for dispatch
- Moving of stock by hand or with lifting equipment or machines
- Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security at all times in the working environment to ensure own safety and safety of others
- Ensuring all goods are stored appropriately and in designated locations
- Loading goods for dispatch
- Input data regarding stock and inventory on to computerised system
- Carrying out stock counts as and when required
- Ensuring all relevant paperwork is kept up to date, located in the relevant place and kept securely stored in line with GDPR regulations
- Ensuring that all lifting and moving of products is carried out in line with manual handling procedures
- Handling of hazardous materials in an appropriate manner
- Keeping areas of work clean and tidy at all times
Key skills and behaviours needed
- Good standard of general education
- Able to confidently communicate, receive instructions and deal with queries over the phone
- The ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure
- Able to work accurately to deadlines
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable
- Should show initiative and have good problem-solving skills
- Must be able to work well within a team
- Able to communicate well with colleagues in other departments