Warehouse Operative
Location: LIGHTBODY EUROCENTRAL, MOTHERWELL
Shift: Pitman Shift Pattern (Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday 07:00-19.00, Saturday 07:00-17:30, and Sunday 07.00-18.00, Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 07:00-19.00) Or (Week 1, Mon, Tues, Sat and Sunday, Week 2, Wed, Thurs and Friday. 10:00 - 22:00)
Salary: Competitive
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Logistics and Distribution team at our Eurocentral distribution site as part of ‘Finsbury Food Group’.
135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. Lightbody’s is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses in a varied role, which will offer great opportunities for growth and development. At Finsbury Food Group, we are passionate about investing in our teams, creating great development opportunities.
To be a success in this role, all you need is a can-do attitude, be able to work as part of a team and demonstrate clear communication skills. It would be great if you have experience of working in a warehouse environment but this is not essential as full training will be provided. All of our applicants will be invited to a site interview which will consist of a tour, meeting the management team and completing our English language assessment.
This is what you’ll actually do!
As one of our Warehouse Operatives, you’ll be working as part of the wider team to ensure our products are loaded and ready to be sent to our customers.
We are a 24 hours, 7 days a week operation and you will be required to support and assist the Assistant Shift Manager in the day to day running of the Warehouse.
Throughout your day, you will be responsible for accurate completion of paperwork, paying close attention to detail. Loading and unloading of vehicles, handle stock/materials and locate physically to scan. Order picking and putting stock away via scanner.
You will be expected to comply with all company policy including Health & Safety, Security, Hygiene Standards and cleaning schedules ensuring we are consistently compliant in line with Food Safety Standards.
Ideally this is you!
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Able to work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Team player
What's in it for you?
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
- Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
- Death in Service Benefit
- Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
- Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
- Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
- Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
- An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
Other details
- Job Family LBH Weekly Paid
- Job Function Operations
- Pay Type Salary
- 73 Bothwell Rd, Hamilton ML3 0DW, UK