Warehouse Operative in Bedford

This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking community equipment services provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field! Join us as our new Warehouse Operative at Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd and let us empower you to truly make a difference.

Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person-centred support. You’ll be supported by an excellent team of professional and ever developing co-workers who all identify and align with Medequip’s values.

Medequip is the leading provider of medical equipment services to local authorities and the NHS across the UK, delivering a wide range of equipment and support to people in their own homes, keeping people independent for longer.

As the Warehouse Operative for Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd you will be pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the success of your depot. You will do this by ensuring that all tasks are undertaken and completed to the highest of standards, enabling the depot to deliver the highest possible service to our clients.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Loading and unloading our delivery vehicles in a safe and compliant manner.
• Ensuring that ‘goods in and out’ are accounted for utilising the barcode system scanners.
• Pick and quality assure that day’s delivery workload.
• Delivering service with empathy and care. Although this role may not be directly customer facing, you will be an integral member for the Medequip Team, and have a duty of care to our service users.
• Working well independently and as part of a team.
• Carrying out PAT testing and LOLER checking.
• Sometimes will be required to carry out general repair tasks within your depot.

Above all, you will identify and align with our company values:

• We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance.
• We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness.
• We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work.
• We encourage innovation and the development of technology.
• We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence.
• We deliver cost effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Ideally some experience in a warehouse operative role is desirable.
• Be flexible with working days/hours to suit the needs of the business.
• Participate in an emergency on-call rota.

What we offer:

• 29 days holiday moving to a max of 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform.
• Free uniform.
• Free DBS check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know. This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable.