Warehouse Operative - Days

Bidfood Care Home Magazine; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice provider in Salisbury is seeking a Warehouse Operative to manage day shifts handling ambient, chilled, and frozen products. The role includes picking and loading orders, ensuring product arrangement, and using handling equipment safely. Ideal candidates will have a passion for service, good physical fitness, and team-oriented skills. The position offers various benefits including holidays, a pension plan, and health support to ensure a rewarding career experience.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contributions matched up to 6%

Life cover options

Health plan for medical costs

High street discounts

Early access to pay

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-temperature environments preferred.
• Ability to handle physical tasks and work efficiently.
• Team-oriented with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Pick and load orders accurately.
• Ensure products are arranged and stored correctly.
• Use handling equipment safely.
• Relocate products using various equipment.

Skills

Great with people

Passion for delivering great service

Ability to work in multi-temperature environments

Good level of physical fitness

Job description

About the role

Are you great with people?

• Do you have a passion for delivering great service?
• Looking for a role that keeps you active?
• Experience in multi-temperature environments?

​If you have the energy to make sure our drivers leave with the right product in the right place at the right time, why not make our journey your journey?

Play an important part in our journey

Our day shifts have varying start times between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm and rotas are any 5 in 7 days.

As a Warehouse Operative on day shifts, you’ll handle a wide range of ambient, chilled and frozen products.

You’ll be:

• Picking and loading orders.
• Making sure products are arranged and stored correctly.
• Using our handling equipment (we’ll train you on how to use it safely!).
• Relocating products using pump trucks, power pallet trucks and forklifts.

You’ll be moving around a lot, so a good level of physical fitness will help you on your journey with us. It’s also important that you care about your team, our customers and our goods. Most of all, you’ll work hard to make sure our drivers leave the warehouse on time and with the right orders in their trucks, so our customers get the food they need.

About us

Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we’ve continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It's why we believe we’re the best foodservice provider in the country.

A journey that gives back

We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you’ll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
• A pension – contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
• Life cover that you can increase.
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
• Get paid as you earn – access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
• Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.

We want everyone to join our journey

We’re on a journey towards creating the best possible workplace. We’ve got some way to go, but we’re building a diverse and caring workforce. One that’s filled with forward‑thinking people who each bring unique talents and skills. So whatever your life experience, we want you to join us – and you really can come as you are!