Permanent Warehouse Operative post in the Ministry of Justice Transport Unit, based at its National Distribution Centre, which handles goods for the prison estate. The work centres on receiving and storing stock, picking and packing orders, loading vehicles and operating mechanical handling equipment. It is a full-time, on-site, manual role on a single day shift with some weekend and overtime work and occasional overnight stays. Successful applicants must complete forklift and manual handling training and pass a baseline security check.
What the job involves
- Unloading vehicles and containers, and completing goods inwards checks and inspections
- Picking, checking, inspecting and packing customer orders
- Operating mechanical handling equipment, including forklifts, to move goods around the warehouse
- Completing pre-shift checks on mechanical handling equipment and charging batteries to set procedure
- Loading goods for despatch and completing vehicle checks
- Palletising, banding and shrink wrapping stock
- Locating stock, carrying out transfers, replenishing picking areas and doing stock counts
- Using scanners, keyboards and data entry screens and keeping records up to date
- Reporting stock discrepancies, equipment faults, damage and incidents to team leaders
- Assembling and disassembling wooden pallets and metal stillages
- Housekeeping, cleaning, waste collection and snow and ice clearance
- Following safe systems of work and risk assessments, and reporting hazards
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Qualified and licensed to operate mechanical handling equipment before use (training provided)
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to carry out duties involving manual handling of equipment and materials of various weights and sizes
- Willingness to undertake manual handling and mechanical handling equipment training
- Excellent teamworking skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organisational and record-keeping skills
- Ability to work effectively under limited supervision
Checks & eligibility
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
Nice to have
- Previous picking and packing experience
- Previous warehouse experience
- Mechanical handling equipment experience
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays and one privilege day
- Scheme to buy or sell up to three days' leave each year
- Choice of Civil Service pension schemes
- Training and development opportunities
- Family-friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
- Flexible benefits, including discounts and retail vouchers
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
