warehouse worker Portsmouth, South East England, England
Job description
The Opportunity
Kite Packaging have a brilliant opportunity for a Warehouse Operative/Driver to join their Warehouse team at their Portsmouth site. Kite Packaging was founded in 2001 with a unique vision and a philosophy of employee-ownership. We were a true greenfield start up and have grown quickly to be the 2nd largest packaging distributor in the UK. In the past year Kite has been awarded ‘Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Midlands’ and ‘The Sunday Times Track 100 Fastest Profit Growth in the UK’.
Our growth has consistently been the best in our sector, and we are continually investing in our business and our greatest asset is our ‘people’. Turnover in 2021 was £140m and our growth continues to accelerate.
You will be joining our Portsmouth Distribution Centre which consists of warehouse, customer services, purchasing and sales teams. Our distribution centres play a huge part in the business growth strategy through offering first class expertise to help its customer base reduce their total packaging costs.
Shifts will be between the working hours of 06:00am-17:00pm Monday-Friday.
The role of Warehouse Operative/Driver:
Duties will specifically cover the following areas:
- Picking sales orders accurately ensuring targets are met
- Use of barcode scanning handheld devices to record goods in, picking and product movements
- Assisting with additional dispatch, goods in and loading tasks
- Wrap, secure and accurately label finished goods
- Loading vehicles with finished product
- General daily checks and housekeeping duties
- Assisting with stock takes if required
Key Skills and Operational Requirements:
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Experienced on any FLT but pivot steer (aisle master) forklift is preferred.
- Experienced in using handheld scanning devices
- Class 2 Licence
- Great eye for detail
- Passion and self-motivated
What you’ll get:
- Excellent competitive salary
- Good work life balance - Monday to Friday
- 20 Days - Holiday
- After 6 months a range of benefits: life insurance, pension and an optional healthcare scheme
- The option to become a shareholder in the business after 6 months employment
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Warehouse: 2 years (required)
- Forklift: 1 year (required)
- Truck driving: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Category C Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Driver - Portsmouth
