Warehouse Operative

Why Greencore?

You may not have heard of us, but we’re sure you’ve tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

What you'll be doing

As a Warehouse Operative you will be responsible to the packing of products as they are transferred from our High Care Production areas. There are various roles within our warehouse and some of the duties involved but not limited to are;

• Issuing bread/wraps to production, using order schedules to ensure correct types and amounts are issued

• Booking of all stock using technology (JBA guns or computers)

• Rotation of stock to ensure correct stock is used at correct times (FIFO)

• Receiving and locating deliveries throughout the shift, ensuring stock is rotated so oldest stock used first

• Packing products into boxes/trays when received from high care production.

• Use of ICE printers to select correct orders and print labels that are automatically applied to outer packaging

• Completion of traceability paperwork (use by dates, amounts, prices, temperatures etc)

• Stacking of packaged/trayed orders onto wheels or pallets as they are received

• Setting up of lines ready for production to start – making sure correct packaging/trays/cages are available, correct labels are set up for printing

• Ensuring tape machines are set up correctly and supplied with tape to keep lines running.

• Following production plans to ensure correct packaging is issued to production for each order

• Booking packaging to production on the computer, using Aurora system. Also booking and tracking any extra packaging required.

• Receiving and locating of packaging on deliveries, putting deliveries away into storage area

• Keeps area clean at all times - Identifies and utilizes down time to clean in, around and under all equipment

• All other duties as assigned

• Set up and running of machinery (veg washers, sanitising tunnels), ensuring procedure for veg washing are followed

• Adhere to health & safety policies and quality standards

• Storage and locating of goods received into our warehouse areas

• Picking, packing and transferring of products from warehouse areas through to high care prep

• Booking of stock to prep when transferring stock (using computers or JBA guns)

• Rotation of stock in areas, ensuring oldest stock is used first

• Use of trucks (counterbalance, PPT, reach)

What we’re looking for

• We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• Able to read and write in English

• Ability to work as part of a team to complete orders and store deliveries

• Basic level of Maths required (booking different amounts on computer, tracking extra bread issued etc)

• Great attention to detail (completing traceability paperwork, important to be accurate)

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

• Strong communication skills and desire to work with other team members.

• Ability to work under some pressure to ensure lines are serviced and able to run continuously

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Computer literacy, including knowing how to use scanners and relevant software programs, such as warehouse management systems (Aurora)

• Excellent organisational and record-keeping skills to coordinate large volumes of goods

• Honesty and trustworthiness

• The ability to work effectively under limited supervision

• Proven experience as order picker or other warehouse position

• Experience or license in handling forklifts, pallets jacks and other warehouse equipment

• Experience in voice picking systems or RF devices

• Great attention to detail

• Diligent and punctual

• Good physical strength and stamina

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• Holidays

• Pension up to 8% matched

• Life insurance up to 4x salary

• Company share save scheme

• Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.