Warehouse Operative with Reach Forklift

Menzies Distribution Limited; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading distribution company in Scunthorpe is seeking a Warehouse Operative for the night shift, offering full-time hours. The role entails picking, packing, and dispatching warehouse goods while upholding health and safety standards. Candidates must have a Reach Truck licence and experience in a warehouse environment. Join a supportive team and enjoy benefits including generous holiday, training opportunities, and health care perks in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Paid volunteering day

Contributory workplace pension scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Gym Discounts

Progression & Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Flexi or Reach Truck Licence and experience required.
• Experience in a warehouse environment is essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and prompt picking and packing of goods.
• Load trailers with customer goods in a timely manner.
• Perform manual handling of products safely.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team working skills

Organisational skills

Time management skills

Basic numeracy skills

Basic literacy skills

Education

Experience operating within a warehouse environment

MHE – Reach Truck license

Tools

PPT & LLOP licenses

Job description

Warehouse Operative

Hours: Full-time

Shift: Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Menzies Distribution Solutions are currently recruiting for Warehouse Operatives to join our night team in Scunthorpe. The purpose of this role is to provide accurate and prompt picking, packing and dispatch of the depot warehouse goods & requires you to complete various warehouse tasks, as safely, accurately and as efficiently as possible upholding and the highest standards of health and safety at all times. Also includes other duties to help maintain the efficient and successful working of the warehouse.

A Flexi or Reach Truck Licence and experience is required for this role. If you have a Counterbalance Forklift Licence, we are able to upskill the right candidate to Reach Licence

Details

• Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday Backshift
• Hours: 18:00- 02:00
• 40 hours per week
• Full-time, permanent
• Monthly Pay

Key Duties and Accountabilities

• Co-operate fully with the sites safety requirements
• Receive deliveries of customer stock from trailers into warehouse. Check quantities, record receipt and pass on paperwork
• Pick and pack customer orders to achieve agreed turn-round targets, dispatching orders with appropriate paperwork. Both full pallet and manual case/break picked from the racking and ground locations.
• Load trailers with customer goods in timely manner
• Put away of customer goods from the warehouse floor into the racking
• Manual handling of products
• Signing for and accepting responsibility for tasks that have been completed
• Housekeeping, both physical completion and hygiene checks
• Stock integrity and quality checks
• Keep warehouse and outside forecourts clean and tidy including shelf dusting, keeping gangways clear and litter removal

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Good communication & team working skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• A professional manner
• Experience operating within a warehouse environment
• MHE – Reach Truck license required with PPT & LLOP licenses preferable

Technical skills and behavioural competencies

• Good organisational and time management skills
• Flexibility
• To be proactive
• Time For You: Relax with 28 days of holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Give Back: Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Appreciating You & Others: Celebrate special moments with Value Awards! Driver of the Year Awards, with 3 days paid leave for our finalists, including a fun filled day out for you and your partner and attendance to the awards ceremony with guest speakers.
• Your Future: Join our contributory workplace pension scheme for financial security.
• Exclusive Discounts: Through your Healthcare Cash Plan you will have access to a discount portal, where you can make savings on travel and hotels, cinema tickets, days out and much more. We also offer 20% off your mobile line rental at EE!
• Progression & Training: Unique Industry Training such as: LST, Moffett, Manual Handling, Double Decker & Load Security. A paid day leave per year for your periodic CPC Training provided by us.
• Health & Wellness: Healthcare Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cash back on a range of healthcare products and services including dental, optical, chiropody, and specialist consultations, tests, and scans. In addition to this there is Virtual GP access, On-Demand Physio, Gym Discounts, Online Health Assessments & 24/7 Counselling.

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.