Warehouse Operatives

Warehouse Operatives
City: Wellingborough
Department: Contract Logistics
Salary: GBP11.98 p/h
Status: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Are you looking to get back into work after a career break?
Are you looking for extra income?
Are you looking for a working pattern that suits you?
Would you rather vary your hours each week to suit your needs?
If you answered yes to all the questions, then this contract is right for you!
We are looking for Warehouse Operatives to work flexibly on an Annualised Hours contract. The role will be located at our site in Wellingborough.
What is an Annualised Contract and how does it work?
As an employee on Annualised Hours Contract, you can independently decide how many shifts you can do weekly. You will be treated as permanent staff and will have access to our benefits if you commit to the hours set in your contract.
Don t worry, we can work around you, if you say you can do 8 - 40 hours per week between 6am to 2pm, or 2pm to 10pm, we can offer you a contract with your preferred working hours and, in return, we will expect you to work and adhere to those hours.
Also, we have an option to work between 8-16 hours during the first three weeks of the calendar month and between 24-40 hours during the last week of the calendar month (this work pattern is optional).
How can I book shifts?
We will send shifts directly via our Joined Up system; this will include the location, shift pattern and who to report to. All you must do is simply book the shifts that suit you and turn up. Please note, shifts are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Benefits of adhering to our Annualised Contract
- Guaranteed monthly salary, based on GBP11.98 per hour
- Paid holiday
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee discount schemes, including E-vouchers and gift cards, gym membership as well as a recognition platform
- Life cover
- Critical illness cover
- Free uniform
- Free driver training and development program, including DCPC courses
- Employee wellness initiatives WeCare - includes 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more
Main Duties of a Warehouse Operative
- Receiving, picking, packing, putting away, replenishment, re-work and dispatch.
- Participating in general warehouse duties where manual handling would be involved in the process.
- Continuously looking to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency and improvement in business operation and customer service.
- Carrying out any other reasonable requests to support the effective running of the warehouse.
- Ensuring any concerns, issues or variances to instructions are immediately communicated to your line manager to allow appropriate action to be taken at the earliest opportunity.
- Ensuring all company procedures are adhered to, including absence, performance, standards of behaviour, taking due consideration of company values.
- Ensuring all health and safety procedures are adhered to, including PPE, escalating any concerns to your line manager at the earliest opportunity.
- Ensuring all equipment checks are carried out in accordance with procedure, raising any defects to your line manager.
- Ensuring 5S standards are always maintained.
Required skills
- Good level of general education, including good understanding of both written and verbal English
- Literate and numerate
- Previous warehouse experience is an advantage
- Awareness of manual handling techniques is an advantage
- Flexibility to work shifts where required
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer, who encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of their personal circumstances. We make our recruiting decisions solely based on skillset and experience. Diversity allows us to create an inclusive environment, where our employees can strive and grow their potential.