Warehouse Operative - Backshift in Coventry

You’ll support core warehouse operations, including unloading and loading, receiving, storage, picking and packing, and dispatch, working with both automated systems (ASRS) and traditional methods.

Starting Salary: £27,276.60 per annum and a Company bonus of up to £1500. Ideally, candidates should be happy to commute to both sites during the transition period. You’ll support multiple Volvo Group brands, including Volvo Penta, Renault Trucks, Volvo Trucks and Bus, handling a wide range of parts, from windscreens, truck beds, and engines to smaller components, ensuring the right products reach the right place efficiently and safely.

What's in it for you:

• Annual Bonus
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Medical Insurance: Medical insurance coverage is provided by Bupa.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Take advantage of our wellness, mindfulness, and counselling services to support your overall well-being.
• Generous holiday allowance: Start with 25 days and watch it grow to 30 days with length of service, plus bank holidays.
• Discounts on various purchases
• Fitness perks: Access MyGym Discounts and MyActive Discounts.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies: We offer maternity leave with 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay, as well as 5-week paternity leave.

Who are you?

• Safety-conscious and takes ownership of workplace safety.
• Proven ability to meet operational targets and deadlines under pressure.
• Fluent in English with a valid UK driving licence.
• Forklift licences (Counterbalance, Reach Truck, High-Level Order Picker, or similar) with safe operating experience (desirable).
• Experience with Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS) and automated warehouse environments (desirable).
• Experience using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and handheld scanners, accurately recording and retrieving data (desirable).

You’ll work alongside other warehouse operatives, two Warehouse Team Leaders, and the Logistics Operations Manager. Together, you’ll create a working environment that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

At our warehouse you will:

• Support warehouse operations, ensuring products are handled safely, stored correctly, and prepared efficiently for shipment.
• Use IT and data to investigate inventory issues and maintain stock accuracy across all areas.
• Safely unload and check inbound deliveries against documentation.
• Quality-check and store products accurately.
• Manage incoming returns and process them correctly.
• Release orders from the system and prepare them for picking by warehouse area.
• Manage stock moves, extractions, and complex/high-density/speciality storage (e.g., hazardous items).
• Operate mechanical handling equipment safely and report any defects or hazards.
• Participate in team meetings, employee review processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork.

Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.