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Warehouse Operative

Location
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Contract Type
Full time, Permanent
Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you will be responsible for achieving turnaround and despatch of orders into the Warehouse, including unloading and positioning of incoming stock in a timely manner.

Job Specification

Objective: 

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you will be responsible for achieving turnaround and despatch of orders into the Warehouse, including unloading and positioning of incoming stock in a timely manner. These requirements will be implemented correctly and efficiently, whilst upholding the standards of the business, maximising productivity, and ensuring service delivery of the highest level. 

You will possess a positive attitude, and work closely with other departments within the business, ensuring provision of excellent customer service skills to both internal and external stakeholders. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Co-forklift driving 
  • Forklift maintenance 
  • Loading vehicles 
  • Unloading vehicles 
  • Positioning of stock 
  • Picking and packing of orders 
  • Palletising goods 
  • Despatch of orders 
  • Organisation and time management 
  • Assisting team members as and when required 
  • Providing facilities assistance as and when required 
  • Performance of daily duties in a professional and responsible manner 
  • At all times be respectful of your immediate colleagues and work effectively and efficiently as a team to achieve end goal 
  • Be prepared to help/assist all other departments within the building if assistance is required
  • Any other duties deemed necessary 

Health and Safety:

  • Full adherence to all Health & Safety Regulations
  • Reporting of accidents, incidents, near misses and concerns to Warehouse Supervisor immediately.
  • Awareness and responsibility for safeguarding the Health and Safety of yourself and others
  • Housekeeping of Warehouse, Yard and Warehouse Office areas to eliminate workplace hazards

Security:

  • “Opening up” warehouse in the morning
  • “Locking up” warehouse at the end of the working day and ensure all doors are secure
  • Opening both Warehouse office entrance door and Head Office reception main door along with entrance barrier into car park.
  • Liaison with office cleaners to hand over setting of alarm when departing HQ.

Requirements in Warehouse Supervisor Absence:

  • All problems to be referred to the Logistics Management Team immediately.
  • During your supervisor’s absence all standards as above to be consistently maintained with workload cleared and deadlines met.
  • You are required to adopt a flexible approach to working additional hours to ensure business needs are met.
  • Responsibility of security within the Warehouse

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience in a Warehouse environment
  • Current Forklift certification (Reach & Counterbalance)
  • Proactive with an eye for detail
  • Flexible and adaptable approach
  • Sound organisational abilities
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast paced environment
  • Team orientated with a professional and resourceful approach
  • Ability to deliver and maintain high standards of customer service
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
  • Organised, punctual, efficient
  • Problem solving approach both within the team and across all stakeholders
  • Computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint)
  • Motivated and driven with the ability to show strong initiative

This job specification is non-exhaustive and subject to change as the Company deems necessary

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Ian Madgwick, Logistics Manager

Bauder logistics is a fast moving, team orientated environment that requires accuracy and care in delivering the very best products to market from our distribution warehouse in Suffolk. The team prides itself on completing all tasks to time so our customer orders are despatched and delivered, as required. 

If you are looking to be part of an extremely successful team, within a fantastic department and company, contributing to the team in its daily tasks and maintaining high standards of service, storage, order picking and housekeeping, this role is for you and I look forward to receiving your application.