Warehouse Operative

GSF Car Parts; Andover; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in the UK is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join their team in Andover. The role focuses on efficiently picking and packing orders, managing stock, and ensuring timely deliveries while maintaining high standards of customer service. Candidates should have warehouse experience, be detail-oriented, and possess good communication skills. The company offers competitive benefits, including annual leave, health and wellbeing tools, and training opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from household names

Training qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Knowledge of car parts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure orders are picked and packed for delivery.
• Check and store received parts accurately.
• Handle customer returns and check stock quantities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Job description

About The Role

At GSF Car Parts, our Warehouse Operatives play an important role within the team by always ensuring orders are picked and packed, and ready to be delivered to our customers. They are champions of customer service delivery through efficient coordination of warehouse stock and understand the importance of delivery timeframes.

Main Duties include:

• Checking and putting away supplier delivered parts
• Picking and loading vans accurately and in a timely manner;
• Checking customer returns for resale, warranty or surcharge;
• Checking stock quantities are correct against computer whilst also checking stock is stored in the allocated bin locations.

Working hours:

41(average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working

About You

What you'll need to succeed:

• A great track record working in a fast paced warehouse, or similar environment
• Ability to work well under pressure
• A good team player
• Work efficiently with good attention to detail
• Understand the necessity of customer service & working to deadlines
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of car parts and the automotive industry would be desirable

What we'll offer:

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones and there is something for everyone! To name a few of our benefits we offer:

• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-served
  
• Free flu vaccine
  
• Health & wellbeing tools
  
• Free support from pension experts
  
• Life assurance scheme
  
• Discounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
  
• A suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
  
• Paid time off to volunteer
  
• Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.