Warehouse Assistant

JOB TITLE: Warehouse Assistant

LOCATION: Biggleswade

CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: 40 hours over 5 days (Monday - Friday)

PAY RATE: £12.90 per hour

ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE

The Warehouse is a generalist role within our Biggleswade warehouse, at the heart of the operational journey. The door to floor process is integral, including processing, packing and collection of goods to ensure a timely service for our customers and retail/online partners. Our warehouse assistants need to be team players, dependable, knowledgeable and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Picking stock according to hand scanners/paper picking lists.
• Packing and dispatching of customer orders.
• Operating pallet trucks and warehouse tools.
• Processing customer returns including folding garments.
• Labelling.
• Maintaining stock accuracy.
• Reporting any discrepancies.
• Use of basic IT software.
• Receiving and processing incoming deliveries.
• Moving and stacking stock within the warehouse.
• Performing general warehouse duties to ensure smooth operation.

How we imagine you

• Passionate about the Apricot brand; a true brand ambassador.
• Ability to seek out and share feedback.
• Good communicator.
• Can work at pace.
• Proactive.
• Uphold company policies and health & safety guidance.
• Personal flexibility with a can do attitude.
• Effective communication.
• Able to be on your feet for large portions of the day.
• Can lift and carry up to 15kg regularly; bending, twisting and use of step stools required.
• Hard working, reliable and diligent in all aspects of the role.
• Basic IT skills, good written, verbal and maths skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Understanding of H&S rules.
• Flexible and adaptable, with self motivation to work under pressure.
• Capable of seeing projects through to completion.
• Enjoy working in a team environment and can work independently.
• Communicate and work well with others, hands on attitude.
• Open to learning and training in new processes.

Background experience within a warehouse preferred.

Key Relationships

• Reporting to the Senior Warehouse Assistants & Team Leaders as 1st point of contact.
• Partnership with peers.
• Adhoc 3rd party.

This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; in the interests of the day to day operation of the business you may be required to carry out work not detailed in this document.

Benefits

• Free on site parking.
• Free snacks and fruit.
• Staff discount.
• Be part of our friendly team.
• Day shift, Monday - Friday, occasional Saturday.
• Auto enrolment pension contributions.

If you need any adjustments made during the recruitment and interview process, let us know.