Warehouse Operative (Administrator)

Job Purpose:

Ensures the safe and efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of warehouse goods, and products. Provide administrative support ensuring delivery of excellent service to both internal and external customers.

Reports to:

Warehouse Supervisor/Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to:

• Take delivery of goods and supplies
• Check for damaged or missing items
• Store goods appropriately
• Pick and despatch orders
• Move stock around either by hand or forklift truck
• Load goods for despatch
• Handle goods with due care and attention
• Input data regarding stock onto check sheets
• Keep accurate stock records
• Carry out counts as and when required
• Keep paperwork up to date
• Ensure that all lifting and manoeuvring of product is carried out in accordance with manual handling procedures
• Operate in a safe manner complying with all health, safety and environmental requirements, to ensure own and safety of others
• Handle any hazardous materials in an appropriate manner
• Keep areas of work clean and tidy to ensure operational efficiency
• Make recommendations to aid efficiency and add value
• Provide administrative support ensuring delivery of excellent service to both internal and external customers

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:

• Able to work well as part of a team
• Ability to work accurately and methodically
• Good numeracy skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to plan and organise work
• Ability to accurately complete paperwork and count stock items
• An understanding of health and safety requirements
• Flexible approach to duties and tasks
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
• Awareness of dangerous goods handling
• Operating of forklift trucks