Our client, a freight forwarder is looking for a Warehouse Operative to join their office in Altrincham.
Hours: 9am-5:30pm
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Maintain a safe working environment by applying a 'Safety First' approach to working.
- Ensure all equipment and areas of the warehouse are clean, tidy and orderly.
- Daily checks to be completed of all mechanical equipment to ensure they are safe to use.
- Assist with load and unloading of vehicles, checking against notes to ensure accuracy of receipt or dispatch of goods.
- Quality - Ensure the inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report quality variances to the Warehouse supervisor.
- Raise concerns/issues with Warehouse supervisor as soon as they are noted.
- Booking in of all incoming stock and storing in a safe manner. Ensuring these are put in the correct locations.
- Order Picking - Pick and prepare products for shipping, ensuring the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped.
- Use of Bar-Code scanners where appropriate
- Assisting in all warehouse roles, not just one primary role.
- Flexibility with hours to suit the company requirements.
Person Specification:
- Can convey thoughts, information and proposals clearly.
- Can provide constructive feedback.
- Is regarded as a team player.
- Takes responsibility for developing their own ability.
- Delivers their tasks and processes with limited oversight from management.
- Pro-actively identifies improvements to processes and promotes them to the wider team.
- Is able to manage their time.
- Willing to go the extra mile by starting early / finishing late when needed or asked.
- Full valid Forklift licenses ( Reach & Counter-Balance).
- Good numerical skills.