Warehouse Operative - Trapeze Recruitment Services Limited : Job Details

This expanding family run business are specialist suppliers to veterinary hospitals and surgeries. This is a great opportunity to be part of a fast-growing organisation, working within a friendly, supportive team.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess a positive, engaging personality with the energy to work hard and efficiently, whilst demonstrating capability to accept additional responsibilities as the business continues to thrive and when the Warehouse Manager is away from site.

The company is in a lovely rural setting therefore, candidates must have access to their own transport.

Key duties & responsibilities

• Picking stock items using a hand-held scanner
• Packing customer orders
• Processing inbound stock items (goods-in)
• Stock taking of warehouse items
• Conduct daily housekeeping duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety
• General warehouse duties as required or directed
• Conduct all duties and activities in accordance with health and safety policies, guidance and good judgment
• Able to manage goods in calendar
• Able to create and execute a plan of what needs to be done that day within the operations.
• Has a complete understanding of key tasks within the warehouse - ie. Goods in, Goods out, Stock take, Returns, Despatch, maintain H&S standards, manage different storage facilities (e.g. temperature controlled area)
• Perform the role of Team Leader in absence of Warehouse Manager

Required qualifications, knowledge, experience & skills

• Good English, Maths and IT skills
• Physically fit - manual handling is a key part of the role
• Good teamwork and leadership skills with excellent communication
• The ability to complete paperwork and count stock items
• An understanding of health and safety regulations
• Honest, reliable, hard working with a "can do attitude"
• Goes the extra mile to get the job complete (prepared to work overtime)
• A counterbalance/flexi forklift license would be beneficial but not essential

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