Senior Warehouse Operative

AI overview

Play a key role in overseeing warehouse operations independently, maintaining high standards of organization and efficiency, and ensuring smooth daily operations.

Our client is a family-owned and managed wholesaler of hardware, farm and garden supplies based in Antrim. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a friendly, efficient and reliable Warehouse Operative to join their small and happy team.

This is a sole-charge warehouse position. You will be the only person working in the warehouse on a daily basis, so confidence, self-motivation and the ability to work independently are essential. While you’ll be fully supported by management, you must be comfortable managing the warehouse operation on your own.

As the company continues to grow, further opportunities may arise within the business

The Role

You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the warehouse, taking ownership of goods in, goods out, and maintaining high standards of organisation and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Goods Out

  • Pick, pack and prepare customer orders
  • Create courier labels and despatch orders
  • Load goods onto courier delivery vehicles

Goods In

  • Receive, unload, unpack and check supplier deliveries
  • Put stock away accurately in designated locations

 

General Duties

  • Maintain accurate and tidy stock locations
  • Keep the warehouse clean, safe and organised at all times
  • Assist with stock checks and KPI targets set by management
  • Take full responsibility for the daily running of the warehouse
  • Assist with the paperwork and some warehouse admin tasks

Requirements

This role would suit someone who thrives working independently and takes pride in maintaining an organised, efficient workspace.

Essential:

  • Friendly, positive, can-do attitude
  • Highly organised with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage workload independently
  • Comfortable with manual work and heavy lifting
  • Ability to work quickly and accurately
  • Ability to meet deadlines and KPIs
  • Valid Counterbalance Forklift Licence (Must have)
  • IT Literate with Warehouse management systems and stock systems

Personal Qualities they Value:

  • Honesty and integrity
  • Strong work ethic
  • Willingness to go the extra mile for customers and colleagues
  • Good time management
  • A tidy and methodical approach
  • A personality and sense of humour (a deal-breaker!)

Benefits

  • Monday- Friday 8am-5pm (Can be flexible on start time)
  • Salary- £25,000- £30,000
  • Opportunity to progress as the company grows

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge. UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team. UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike. UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m. The unifying feature of all UBT’s clients is that the owners are parishioners of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). UBT (which is owned by the PBCC) supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools (established to educate the children of Brethren families) and charities, such as the Rapid Relief Team (“RRT”) and the Red Cross. UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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