Meridian requires a Warehouse Operative to start ASAP for our client in Exeter
This is a temp to perm opportunity for the right candidate and there are opportunities to maximise earnings through overtime.
**Driving license with ability to drive 3.5t vehicle is a must for this role**
PAYE Rates of pay
Monday to Friday up to 40 hours
£15.13 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay)
Monday to Friday after 40 hours and all-day Saturday
£22.70 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay)
Sunday and Bank Holiday
£30.26 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay)
Main Purpose of Job:
Working with the Warehouse Lead to receive and dispatch merchandise to and from our warehouse.
The Warehouse Operative will load and unload outgoing and incoming delivery vehicles.
You will select products from the warehouse, load and secure goods to pallets, move inventory to delivery area, and load merchandise.
You will unload stock from delivery vehicles, and transport to and store in designated warehouse positions.
You will always keep your work environment clean and tidy, and comply with all relevant safety rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
- Receive and unload furniture from delivery trucks.
- Checking furniture to ensure that it matches the order, looking for any damage or missing items.
- Applying asset tags to items
- Uploading information to central computer system or creating new as required
- Scanning pre-tagged furniture and entering the details into the furniture management system.
- Taking furniture to the appropriate storage space – perhaps using loading and lifting gear for heavy goods.
- Adapting and changing the storage solutions to ensure optimum use of space in conjunction with the Warehouse Lead
- Keeping a careful record of the stock on the warehouse management system, so that it can belocated quickly.
- Move and rearrange stock to ensure that furniture is stored safely, in an organised manner and labelled correctly.
- Picking orders using a hand-held scanner from the storage space and bringing them for packing, or to the loading bay for transportation.
- Organising transfers and loading goods on to delivery vehicles.
- Keeping the furniture management system up to date and accurate
- Taking photographs and dimensions of products to load to store management system.
- Organising and arranging repairs & replacement product works.
- Undertaking minor repairs, modifications & cleaning of products as required
- Acting as a point of support for furniture related queries
- Wrapping and loading items to protect from damage using both hand & automated systems.
Person Specification
Skills & Experience
- Confident communicator, good interpersonal skills
- Reliable and always arrives for work on time.
- Computer literate and technologically comfortable
- Attention to detail.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Driving license with ability to drive 3.5t vehicle.
- Forklift Certificate (or willingness to work towards achieving this)
- First Aid certificate (or willingness to work towards achieving this)
- Good people skills when dealing with people face to face, on calls or in writing.
- Physically strong, agile, dexterous, and willing to work as part of a team.
- Positive work history and an ability to maintain solid attendance.
- Available to support extended or out of hours working
If you are a warehouse operative and interested in this fantastic opportunity, please apply within this job posting to be contacted by one of our specialist team.