Candidate profile (text) - Default language IKEA Exeter are looking to welcome a Weekend Warehouse Assistant to join our delightful and friendly team.
If you are looking for a role where you get to develop your skills and passion in a warehouse/fulfilment role, and co-create the wonderful everyday with our many in-store guests, we would be happy to hear from you.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Start Date of employment will be 8th of August 2026.
- Competitive hourly rate of £13.45 per hour.
- This is a 12-hour per week position over 2 days, 6-hour shifts between 06:00am and 20:00pm. We are ideally looking for candidates with availability on both Saturday and Sunday. However, we will also consider applicants who can work Friday & Saturday or Sunday & Monday.
- These are permanent contracts where you will be working throughout the year, including the holiday periods.
- We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.
WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS
Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day, and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.
- 15% IKEA discount on IKEA products, and access to a Discount Portal to help you save hundreds on High Street retailers.
- End of year gift, generous annual leave entitlement for you to enjoy holidays, and family friendly policies.
- Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions and interest free loans.
- Proud to be a Living Wage Employer.
- Free car parking, a cycle-to-work scheme and season travel ticket loan.
...as well as so much more!
Click below for a full list of our benefits: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/this-is-ikea/work-with-us/why-work-with-us-because-a-job-with-us-is-so-much-more-than-a-job-pub1969c310
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
- You are comfortable using computers and handheld devices to support with the checking of stock and to answer customer questions.
- You proactively look for tasks to be done and use your initiative to complete them in an efficient and effective manner.
- You have an adaptable mindset allowing you to switch between different tasks/areas and work within tight time frames.
- You work with guidance from your manager to achieve set goals in agreed timeframes using standard ways of working.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
- You will be picking and preparing large volumes of orders for both online & in store collection or delivery, including handing them to the customer.
- Your daily duties will be receiving stock, picking, checking order accuracy, and preparing orders for delivery.
- You will also be required to meet the customer in the store during picking.
- You will work with our internal systems to ensure that customers have accurate and full stock availability at all times.
- Ensure products are always available by accurately and promptly completing tasks in your assigned area of the warehouse.
- Commit to all IKEA health, safety and security rules and requirements within your area and actively help colleagues to prevent any incidents involving co-workers, customers, equipment, building and IKEA products.
- Contribute to optimized daily fulfilment operations by working in a lean, simple, and cost-conscious way, applying, and sharing good examples.
- Manual handling using safety protocols and working with the use of pump trucks.
WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life, including those with disabilities, to join us, and feel valued in the workplace.
Come see the wonderful workday where we create a better everyday life for the many
RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
Let us know if you require any adjustments to be made during the interview process as soon as possible.
- Please attach an updated CV with your application so we can get to know you better.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email to attend a face-to-face interview.
We understand not everyone will be successful, but we promise to keep you informed either way.
For any advice or support, email Recruiter
[email protected] and I will be happy to help!
Team vision (text) We’re the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you’ve wonder who’s responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that’s us. We’re passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!
