Job Description
FLEXI AND/OR Counterbalance Forklift & Warehouse Operative
Basildon, Essex
Permanent position
Monday to Friday - 8:00am to 4:00pm
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum
We are recruiting for our client who have a couple of sites throughout Essex and currently are looking to increase staffing levels at their Basildon location.
As a warehouse operative you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets.
Key duties & responsibilities:
- Assist with all shipping, receiving, and inventory organisation operations.
- Work under supervision and direction of warehouse manager .
- Help to efficiently carry out all product loading and unloading tasks.
- Track incoming and outgoing orders using their in-house computer systems.
- Receive and process new inventory, ensuring contents match manifest documents.
- Inspect receivables for defects, damages, or missing items.
- Properly record inventory incoming goods.
- Unload, stack, move, and place products in designated areas.
- Move and transfer products between various sections of the warehouse as needed.
- Use forklifts, pallet jacks, hand carts, etc. to transfer and deliver goods.
- Perform detailed manual inventory counts.
- Label warehouse stock for quick and easy identification and retrieval.
- Stack, shelve, and stage items for storage and shipment as necessary.
- Fulfil and track outgoing orders.
- Collect, prepare, package, and label goods for shipment.
- Double-check items to verify the accuracy of outgoing orders.
- Ensure tools and equipment are kept clean and in working order.
- Report any equipment malfunctions or issues to upper management.
- Picking and packing products can involve a substantial amount of manual handling including bending, stretching, stooping, stepping, reaching and lifting. Having a good range of mobility is important to ensure you can work safely within health and safety regulations without placing undue strain on your body.
Person Specification:
- Have an in-date/valid Counterbalance forklift licence/certificate.
- Have an in-date/valid Flexi forklift licence/certificate.
- Good English reading & Writing skill-set.
- Worked in a similar environment - experience for this position is essential.
- Reliable and good time keeping.
- Able to learn with training and use computer systems.
- Trustworthy to work alone and meet deadlines.
- Keen, eager work attitude.
- Excellent eye for detail.
- Accurately read order notes and pick specific products.
- Cross check and assess own work.
- This list is not exhaustive and will increase with knowledge and experience.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Noble Recruiting Limited is an independent, family-run recruitment agency, based in Wickford, Essex. We are an equal opportunities employer and have been acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers for over 15 years.
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person