Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative
Location: Manchester (Gottlieb)
Package: Basic salary up to £27,027 plus benefits
Sector: Packaging distribution
 
The Company
Gottlieb Packaging Materials, part of Macfarlane Group PLC, the UK’s largest packaging distributor are seeking to recruit an experienced Warehouse Operative to join our established team based at their offices based in Manchester (Trafford Park). Our focus is to provide customers with fully integrated and innovative packaging solutions, augmented by outstanding customer service. As a leading distributor, logistics is at the very heart of what we do best. Welcoming dedicated new people into our business who have a passion for delivering excellence is key to our continued success.
 
The Warehouse Operative Role  
As an integral part of our national logistics team, warehouse operatives 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. In addition to warehouse duties this person will also do occasional Delivery Driving. This is a full-time role, 45 hours per week, Monday – Friday between 7am and 4.30pm.
 
Warehouse Operative key duties:

• Maintenance of warehouse in line with health & safety
• Stock rotation
• Label & pick stock
• Deal with company, customer & supplier paperwork relating to goods.
• Liaise with office and sales staff as required
• Load/unload vans using pallet truck and fork truck
• General caretaking duties
• Other duties
• Put away stock
• Deal with customers who collect items
• Ensure the warehouse is kept tidy and clean ongoing
• Comply with all company ‘safe working procedures’

Occasional driving duties include:

• Drive company vehicle (3.5 ton only) to deliver to customers or collect from suppliers as required (northwest only)
• Comply with daily van checks and weekly records as required
• Pick and load own vehicle if necessary

 
Do you have the correct profile?

• Must have full, current driving licence and be over 25 (for driving insurance purposes)
• Experience of warehouse work and counterbalance FLT essential
• Counterbalance FLT licence preferred but training/certificate can be provided if licence expired.
• Experience of delivery driving also preferable
• Must be polite and professional
• Must be a team player and able to take instruction as well as the ability to work on own initiative
• Must be customer service focussed

 
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.
 
The Package
From the commencement of your employment, your paid holiday entitlement will be at the rate of 23 days per calendar year, plus bank holidays. We also offer company pension, death in service insurance, free parking and a competitive basic starting salary. 
 
How to apply/next steps
This is an urgent appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the very best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting the successful candidate to commence with us ASAP. To make an application please simply click ‘apply’ ensuring that your CV is up to date and relevant.
All applications will be acknowledged, shortlisted applicants normally hearing from us within a week or two. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven’t heard from us within 2-3 weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
 
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