Warehouse Operative - Days in Ivybridge

About the role

Where has your journey taken you so far? Are you great with people? Do you have passion for delivering great service? Looking for a role that keeps you active? Experience in multi-temperature environments?

Play an important part in our journey. Our day shifts have varying start times between 6:00 am and 11:00 am and rotas are any 5 in 7 days. As a Warehouse Operative on the day shift, you’ll handle a wide range of ambient, chilled and frozen products.

You’ll be:

• Picking and loading orders.
• Making sure products are arranged and stored correctly.
• Using our handling equipment (we’ll train you on how to use it safely).
• Relocating products using pump trucks, power pallet trucks and forklifts.
• To accurately pick and assemble orders as per the pick sheet.
• Where required to check picked stock, record and report any errors as per the depot procedure.
• To ensure that pick faces are labelled correctly and report errors to the Coordinator/Team Manager.
• Where required to accurately replenish and stack stock, ensuring that it is placed in the correct section of the pick face and complying with any relevant date rotation requirements.
• Where required to carefully load cages and/or pallets onto vehicle correctly, ensuring that they are easily accessible for the driver.
• To be aware of and comply with all requirements of the Health & Safety policy and procedure including wearing safety clothing and footwear.
• To ensure that the warehouse and site are kept in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times, this includes a clean‑as‑you‑go policy, e.g. do not walk past litter pick it up and dispose of as required (this could be a slip hazard).
• To be aware of and comply with all fire safety procedures, including maintaining clear fire exits and escape routes.
• To be aware of and always conform to all mechanical handling equipment procedures.
• To be aware of and always comply with relevant legislation involved in Food Safety & Hygiene.
• To work with all team members to ensure that corporate goals are consistent, achieved and maintained.
• To cooperate fully with other departments and depots.
• To work as part of a team in achieving department objectives, in line with divisional targets.
• To always maintain a professional and polite attitude.
• Undertake other duties that may from time to time prove necessary.
• To always wear the Company uniform.
• On occasions where it is necessary to undertake a depot stock take, staff will be expected to be available.
• In addition to your main duties, you will be required to carry out such duties consistent with your status and abilities as the Company may from time to time require.
• To ensure correct and accurate recording of any manual paperwork.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

Essential: Basic numeracy and literacy, be physically fit.

Desirable: Experience working within a multi-temperature environment. MHE/Forklift License.

The essentials:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more.
• A pension – contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
• Life cover that you can increase.
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

The extras:

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
• Get paid as you earn – access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
• Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.