Warehouse Operative

Description:

Job Title: Warehouse Operative

Location: Hyde, Manchester

Salary: £11.44 - £13.85 per hour depending on experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: Monday - Thursday - 8am-5pm - Friday 8am-12:45pm (38.75 hours per week)

An established Fabrics company are looking for an order picker for their Manchester Warehouse. Main duties include picking and packing using scanners. Permanent role available.

About The Role:

Main Purpose of the Post:

Supporting the Warehouse Manager, and Assistant Manager
Picking, processing and dispatch of customer orders accurately
Supervise and support temporary workers as and when requiredMain Responsibilities:

Meet the minimum pick requirement per day (KPI) of 500 items
Picking of readymade stock for customer orders using scanners
Packaging and dispatch of customer orders, transfer of stock
Processing of all administrative work to agreed deadlines including:
Ensuring all orders are confirmed
Labels are correctly printed, orders correctly labelled
Ensure all orders are confirmed on time
Ensuring stock is available for picking and packing - booking onto system
Liaising with other departments as necessary to ensure stock issues are dealt with
Maintain housekeeping of working area
Loading, unloading using a fork lift truck as and when required
Understanding and be able to download when and if which documents need to be sent
Storing and rotating stock according to established proceduresQuality Assurance:

To identify ways of continued quality improvement
To ensure all customer orders dispatched meet the required standards, i.e. are of suitable quality to meet the customer requirements
To ensure all products meet required weight limitsCommunication:

Contribute positively to discussions and debates and participating in shared decision making
Act at all times as an ambassador for the organisation and maintain positive and effective communication both internally and externally to the organisation
Produce clear, legible and consistent written documentation as requiredKey Working Relationships:

To adopt a professional approach with all staff and customers at all timesProfessional:

Ensure that personal actions and conduct apply with policies and procedures
Take responsibility for identifying own personal development and education needs ensuring all identified competencies are completed and kept up to date
Adopt and present a proactive approach to personal and professional development, participating in appraisals, learning opportunities and reflective practice
To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role, as appropriateHealth and Safety:

To report and record all accidents and incidents in line with procedure safeguarding the welfare and safety of all staff during working hours with regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act
Take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself or to others and to co-operate with SMD in meeting its statutory requirementsThe Candidate:

Picking experience and Forklift license preferred but not essentialBenefits of the company:

Early finish on a Friday
22 days holiday plus bank holidays, increased with length of service
Pension scheme
Child care vouchers
Company sick pay
Voluntary staff savings scheme
Free onsite parking
Death in service benefit
Staff awards scheme
Social events through the year for staff and familiesAdditional Information:

This job description does not attempt to describe all aspects of the role to be performed, but indicates the general role required of the post holder. It is open to review and as a result alterations and additions may be made.

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Candidates with experience of: Warehouse Coordinator, Goods Inwards Warehouse Operator, Warehouse Assistant, Warehouse, Process Operative, Processing Assistant, Processing Coordinator, Line Operative, may also be considered for this role