Warehouse & Logistics Assistant
How would you like to work in a truly unique environment where you can stroll among rare giraffes and tigers on your lunch break?
The Role
Our Warehouse & Logistics Assistants undertake a variety of warehouse duties. This includes maintaining high internal customer satisfaction levels through excellence in identifying, receiving and ensuring quality of products delivered to and across site. Carrying out warehousing activities, you will be organising storage and inventory space while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all incoming and outgoing stock.
Our outlets at the zoo include fast-food restaurants, gift shops, coffee shops, kiosks and concession stands which are your key internal customers who you will be working with on a daily basis.
What you’ll be doing
Receiving, checking, and processing deliveries, ensuring accuracy and quality
Organising and maintaining warehouse storage and stock locations
Picking and distributing stock across the site to support operational teams
Maintaining excellent housekeeping, food safety, and health & safety standards
Working closely with internal teams to meet operational demand
Supporting stock takes and ongoing stock control processes
What makes Chester Zoo a great place to work?
As the UK’s biggest and best zoo, we have ambitious goals, exciting plans, and there’s always lots going on here. We’re an inclusive and diverse organisation, made up of over 600 permanent and 500 temporary team members, and we know how important it is to invest in our colleagues to help boost their career development. We have ambitious goals, and we want you to be with us for the long term on our exciting journey.
The Package
This is a full-time role (40 hours per week), working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis, including weekends and bank holidays.
Shifts are scheduled between 7:00am and 5:00pm, with variable start and finish times depending on operational needs.
Permanent contract
Salary £26,437 per annum
33 days annual leave
Staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off plus multiple complimentary tickets for your friends and family
Access to healthcare plan
Employer contributory pension scheme
Our Requirements
A full UK driving licence
Experience in a warehouse, logistics, or stock control environment
Good understanding of food safety standards
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Confident using stock systems and Microsoft Office
Good communication skills and a team-focused approach
Ability to carry out manual handling tasks
Desirable:
Forklift truck licence
Experience working in both retail and food service environments
More About Us
We’re not just an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction that’s home to 30,000 incredible animals inside 128 acres of stunning gardens. We’re not just the UK’s most popular zoo. We’re a major wildlife charity that’s committed to the recovery of endangered species, globally. And, as the world faces an extinction crisis, we’re making a hugely significant contribution to conservation at a time when it’s needed most. We are Chester Zoo and we prevent extinction.
Interviews will take place week commencing 24 August 2026, with the successful candidate starting approximately 4 September 2026.
We may interview whilst the role is live and the ad will close when a suitable candidate is found. Therefore early application is advised.
