Warehouse Operative
Holdsworth Foods is one of the UK’s largest independent foodservice distributors. We have a real passion for what we do and our business is built on the quality of service we provide.
We are looking for a Warehouse Operative to work in our Despatch team at our Tideswell depot. Working as a Warehouse Operative, you will be joining a team who ensure that our customers receive the right products and support in the delivery of high levels of customer service.
You must be prepared to work in a Coldstore environment.
The role offers a pension scheme, death in service, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan scheme and staff discount.
The working hours are 6.00pm to 2.00am with a 30 minute unpaid break (37.5 hours per week), Sunday to Friday (with a day off in the week).
Duties includes:
- To pick orders from picking sheets, with attention to product and quantities
- To be familiar with and able to identify the products stocked.
- To have a good working knowledge of the set-up of the warehouse and of the correct storage areas of all the various items stocked.
- To face labels outwards for double checking purposes
- To take care when loading and unloading cages
- To use the ladders and harnesses when working off ground level.
- To use pallet trucks/fork truck in a safe manner, and only if valid certification for the machine is held.
- To report any handling equipment faults immediately to the Department Manager or his/her Deputy.
- Nominated double checkers are to check cages for products and quantities against picking sheets
- Picking sheets must be signed for by the picker, double checker and stacker for traceability
- To load the cages onto the correct vehicle, taking extreme care not to damage any of the goods
- To load dry goods plus meat orders onto the correct vehicles taking care to load in such a way as to avoid any damage, spillage whilst in transport.
- To keep the warehouse clean and tidy at all times.
- To assist with other duties when requested to do so by senior management.