Warehouse / Logistics Operative

Job Title: Warehouse / Logistics Operative

Location: Oxford

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday on a rotating shift basis:

• Week A: 07:00 to 16:00
• Week B: 10:00 to finish (approximately 19:00)
• Week C: 08:00 to 17:00

Overtime available at weekends at £19.47 per hour

About the role:

This quality focused, customer facing role working at our customer site in Eynsham within the small Goods-In team is part of the larger supply chain operation based at our Head Office in Didcot Quarter. Safe working, careful handling of a wide variety of high value materials, teamwork and customer focussed professionalism are key to success for this role rather than high pressure KPI driven pallet movement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safe loading and unloading of vehicles, avoiding damage to persons, stock or equipment
• Check delivered materials against paperwork to ensure correct material has been delivered in the correct quantity
• Process materials accurately and move to the correct factory location in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring utmost care is taken, that the required scanning activity is carried out, correct documentation is attached, and no damage occurs
• Ensure that pallets, transport frames and other returns are efficiently collected from the factory line, with correct documentation and scanning.
• Maintain a safe, clean and tidy workplace
• Ensure that relevant information is passed to the Goods in office, to ensure that non-routine duties are accurately documented
• Communicate effectively with colleagues onsite and at HQ to ensure that all important information is shared and any issues arising in the workplace can be quickly resolved.
• Comply with all health and safety guidelines and work actively to maintain a safe working environment at all times

The Company:

Simon Hegele provide specialist logistics support to leading high tech manufacturers and resellers. We are a well-established and successful company with a reputation for quality and professionalism with business operations worldwide

In 2021 our UK team moved to a custom designed 120,000 square foot logistics facility to accommodate our business growth and expanding Customer base and our success continues to unfold. You will be joining a very capable and close-knit team promoting a safe working environment. You will have opportunities to develop your capabilities and career if desired

Key Requirements:

• A successful track record of working in a warehouse or logistics environment or demonstrable relevant skills and experience
• Excellent customer focus and attention to detail
• Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence is essential
• Experience of using forklifts and other MHE whether with in-house or external licence is desirable
• An ability to understand verbal instructions and documentation written in the English language, and the ability to communicate with clarity in English is a requirement for this role

Company Benefits

• Safe and well managed working environment
• Quality workwear and PPE provided
• Onsite subsidised canteen facility
• Increasing holiday entitlement with length of service
• Internal and external training provided
• Optional overtime opportunities
• Free onsite parking

Additional Information:

We are an equal opportunities employer. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act. We seek to recruit professionals who care about their work, colleagues and Customers as much as we do.

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Candidates with experience of; Warehouse Operative, Warehouse Person, Retail Warehouse Assistant, Goods Out, Goods In, Stock Control, Inventory, Picker, Packer, Fork Lift Truck Driver, FLT, FLT Operator, Forklift Truck Operator, Forklift Licence, FLT Driver, Logistics Assistant, Logistics Operative, Distribution Operative, Warehouse, Distribution, Process Operative, Production Operative, Processing Assistant, Processing Coordinator, Line Operative, Quality, Manual Handling, MHE, Manual Handling Equipment will also be considered for this role.