Warehouse Operative

Babcock Canada Inc.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Plymouth is seeking a Warehouse Operative to support logistics operations for the Royal Navy. The role involves receiving and dispatching materials, updating inventory systems, and collaborating with teams. The ideal candidate will have warehouse experience, handle manual equipment, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading option

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse, logistics, or distribution environment.
• Confident operating manual handling equipment (or willingness to train).
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check, and record incoming shipments accurately.
• Pick, pack, label, and prepare outgoing shipments to high standards.
• Update inventory systems and support stock checks and reconciliations.
• Operate forklifts and other manual handling equipment safely.
• Work collaboratively with teams to meet daily targets.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Operating manual handling equipment

Efficiency in a fast-paced environment

Education

Forklift Truck licence

Full UK driving licence

Basic IT literacy including Microsoft Office

Job description

Keep operations moving and make a real impact

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Warehouse Operative at our Plymouth site.

The role

As a Warehouse Operative, you’ll be at the heart of our logistics operations, ensuring the smooth, accurate, and safe flow of materials that directly support the Royal Navy’s ability to maintain and operate its fleet. From receiving and storing goods to picking and dispatching materials, your work will help sustain operational readiness and deliver a reliable logistics service.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Receive, check, and record incoming shipments accurately
• Pick, pack, label, and prepare outgoing shipments to high standards
• Update inventory systems and support stock checks and reconciliations
• Operate forklifts, pallet trucks, and other manual handling equipment safely
• Work collaboratively with warehouse and supply chain teams to meet daily targets.

This role is full time working 35 hours per week and is based on various different sites at Plymouth.

Essential experience of the Warehouse Operative

• Experience in a warehouse, logistics, or distribution environment
• Confident operating manual handling equipment (or willing to train)
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy.

Qualifications for the Warehouse Operative

• Forklift Truck licence (or willingness to train)
• IT literacy, including basic Microsoft Office skills
• Full UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

Disability confident committed employer

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.