Warehouse operative

Well Pharmacy Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in the UK is seeking a motivated Warehouse Operative to join their Redditch team. Responsibilities include picking orders using digitized scanners, maintaining accurate inventory, and ensuring a safe and organized warehouse environment. Candidates should have good communication skills, be physically capable, and willing to learn new technologies. The role offers paid holidays, staff discounts, and other benefits.

Benefits

Paid Holidays

Staff Discount

Travel Loans

Qualifications

• Previous experience in fast paced warehouse environment preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with digitized handheld picking scanner and stock accounting scanners is an asset.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and warehouse processes.

Responsibilities

• Utilize digitized handheld picking scanners to accurately pick orders.
• Operate stock accounting scanners to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Assist in receiving, storing, organizing, and distributing products.

Skills

Good communication

Ability to work as a team

Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects

Willingness to learn and adapt

Tools

Digitized handheld picking scanner

Stock accounting scanners

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Warehouse Operative to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for various warehouse activities, including picking orders using digitized handheld picking scanners, using stock accounting scanners, and ensuring efficient operation within the warehouse.

Main Responsibility

• 1. Utilize digitized handheld picking scanners to accurately pick orders and fulfil customer requirements.
• 2. Operate stock accounting scanners to maintain accurate inventory records and track stock movements.
• 3. Assist in receiving, storing, organizing, and distributing products within the warehouse.
• 4. Ensure the cleanliness and organization of the warehouse to maintain a safe working environment.
• 5. Collaborate with team members to achieve daily operational goals and targets.
• 6. Always adhere to health and safety regulations and company policies.
• 7. Perform other warehouse duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.
• 8. Handle and package product carefully to prevent damage during handling and transport
• 9. Maintain a positive and proactive attitude to contribute to a collaborative and productive work environment in the warehouse

Key knowledge and skills required:

• Previous experience in fast paced warehouse environment preferred but not required
• Familiarity with digitized handheld picking scanner and stock accounting scanners in an asset
• Good communication and ability to work as a team is advantageous
• Physica ability to lift and move heavy objects as needed
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and warehouse processes

Problem solving & Change:

• Addressing discrepancies between physical inventory and system records
• Resolving issues related to pick errors or damaged product
• Troubleshooting pick issues and scanner issues.
• Adapting to new technologies and software updates to warehouse Operations
• Embracing continuous improvement initiatives to streamline warehouse processes

The Ideal Candidate

Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

Package Description

• Paid Holidays
• Staff Discount
• Travel Loans and more…..

About the Company

For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the secondlargest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.

• Division / FunctionLexon Wholesale Logistics Commercial
• Location18 Oxleasow Rd, Redditch, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)