Warehouse Assistant

Hours:

40 Hours per week (Monday to Friday 7-4)

Salary: 

OTE £26,160 - Hourly rate £12.00, plus monthly bonus potential £100

The Role

Would you like to be part of a successful and rewarding business? Dreams and Sofatime are in a substantial period of growth and are looking for a Warehouse Assistant to join our growing team where you would provide essential support at our warehouse to enable successful deliveries to help us delight our customers. The successful candidate will be a key part of our distribution team and will work in line with our Company values at all times. 

Main Accountabilities

• Assist with vehicle loading and offloading – ensure all products are wrapped and labelled before loading, assist with vehicle loading ensuring correct products are loaded and secured, and unload vehicles efficiently while safely taking care of products.
• Support the Warehouse Management team and assist the Distribution team on vehicle standards, rubbish and product security.
• Assist with the receipt, storage, and dispatch of products.
• Assist with all aspects of stock, ensuring accurate stock movement.
• Responsible for maintaining consistently high standards throughout Duncrue complex including standards in warehouses, maintaining plants, locks, reporting issues, de-icing etc.
• Maintain standards of health and safety and security in the work environment. Report any faults, near misses and hazards.

The Candidate

• Embrace the business Culture and Values and hold others accountable – Act with integrity and respect, help each other succeed, always be commercial, be brave, be decisive, continually improve, and celebrate success.
• Lead by example, always completing tasks to a high standard and holding others to this standard.
• Communicate effectively with others including distribution team, warehouse management team, suppliers and customer care team.
• Work under pressure and react quickly to any problems which may arise.
• Take ownership for warehouse, Duncrue complex and personal performance.
• Demonstrate candour at all times.

Essential Criteria

• Physically fit due to nature and volume of product (heavy lifting).
• Previous warehouse experience is desirable but not essential.
• Forklift licence is also desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• Performance bonus.
• Staff discount.
• On site parking.
• Smoke break exchange - allowing 1 extra day leave each year.
• Length of Service awards.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity

We reserve the right to enhance these criteria for the purpose of shortlisting, depending on the volume of applicants. The above Job Description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and is subject to change. *Please note the closing date may change if the company has received a suitable number of applications.