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Warehouse Operative

Job details
Posting date: 04 April 2024
Salary: £12 to £12.30 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 03 May 2024
Location: Reading, Home Counties, RG30 6AZ
Company: Rapier Employment
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 52477053

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Summary

- Warehouse Operative
- Location: Reading
- £12.30 ph + overtime availability
- Hours: 45 hours across Monday-Friday Only
- Sector: Packaging distribution

Becoming an integral part of our clients logistics team, the warehouse operative will play a key role in ensuring that customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time. Undertaking a range of warehouse related duties including forklift driving and encompassing both goods ‘in' and ‘out', you will be expected to maintain close working ties with all areas of the site including the sales and purchasing teams.
They are welcoming applications from experienced warehouse/logistics operatives who have experience of driving forklifts. You will ideally have a valid licence for driving both reach & counterbalance forklift trucks. Experience and/or license for driving a ‘Bendi' (Pivot steer) truck would also be advantageous but isn't essential. You will enjoy working within a team environment, have a flexible and positive work attitude with strong communication skills. It's important that you are ‘health & safety aware' whilst having enjoyed balanced exposure to both goods ‘in' and ‘out'. It would also be useful if you are used to working in fast-paced environment where you need to use your own initiative at times.

Warehouse Operative Key Responsibilities

- Accept deliveries from suppliers, ensuring goods are stored in the appropriate location.
- Pick, load and dispatch goods to the customer base in a timely manner
- Receive and process customer or supplier returns
- Participate in stock counts, when necessary.
- Maintain high standards of customer service at all times to suppliers and customers.
- Work in partnership with the Sales office to ensure customer delivery dates/times are achieved.
- Work in a constructive manner and promote co-operation between departments and RDCs across the group.
- Comply with regulatory requirements.

Benefits

- Pension scheme
- Free parking at the site locations
- Extensive range of training/development & potential progression opportunities
- Temp to Perm option

Please contact our office on 01256 373490 or email basingstoke@rapieremployment.co.uk

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