Overview
We're looking for motivated Warehouse Operatives to join our friendly team in a busy manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on role involving material handling, sorting and counting parts, moving products around the factory, and preparing customer orders for dispatch.
Whether you have some warehouse or manufacturing experience and are looking for your next role in manufacturing to build a long-term career, we'll provide full training and support to help you succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Loading and unloading sheet metal and laser cut and bent parts manually or using the appropriate liftingaids on and off laser beds, using the PPE provided.
- Safely manoeuvring trollies or boxes of cut parts across the shop floor when appropriate from themachines to the dispatch area.
- Assisting with the general organisation of the production areas, ensuring that pallets are loaded in safeareas avoiding traffic routes, and parts are sorted according to their specific needs between bubble wrap,boxes and pallets.
- Carrying out general housekeeping duties, including cleaning and sanitising work areas and assisting withmachinery cleaning where required.
- Following all Health and Safety guidelines at all times and supporting the team on housekeeping tasks.
- Support Production Operatives in the handling of oversized parts or waste skeleton material or any othertasks requiring an extra pair of hands.
- Recycling all delivery materials such as cardboard, plastic etc. in line with company procedures.
- Collaborate with team members to ensure smooth production flow and support dispatch activities uponrequest.
- Completing sign off on relevant paperwork including non-conformance and shortages. Reporting to seniorstaff any discrepancies found.
- Any other activities required by the Supervisor / Production Manager.
What we are looking for
- I'd suggest:
- Able to undertake the manual handling requirements of the role safely.
- Punctual, reliable and willing to learn.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Previous warehouse or manufacturing experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.
- Able to reliably commute to our Braintree site.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSEs or equivalent qualifications are desirable).
Working Pattern
- 40 hours per week on a fixed shift; no rotating shifts.
- Early shift: Monday to Friday, 6:00am–2:30pm, or
- Late shift: Monday to Thursday, 1:30pm–12:00am (midnight)
- 30-minute unpaid break
- No regular weekend work, bank holiday working or overtime
Benefits
- Christmas shutdown, giving you an additional 4 days' holiday.
- Pre-booked holidays honoured, with time off taken as paid holiday (where sufficient entitlement has accrued) or authorised unpaid leave.
- Tech Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme available after successfully completing your probation.
- Private Medical Insurance after 1 year's service, with the option to add family members through salary sacrifice.
- Life assurance of 2x your annual salary after 2 years' service.
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
