Warehouse Operative

What's in it for you

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing
• 10% discount at Tesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• Pizza Hut Restaurants: 25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension.
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
• A great holiday package – 29 days pro rata

About the role

We operate the UK’s ONLY flexible multi-temp, shared customer delivery logistics network.  We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute products to the nation’s best loved food and drink brands every single day and provide the best experience to our customers.

This role is based within our fast-paced warehouse and forms an essential part of the Best Food Logistics business in delivering the right products to our customers on time.

You will be responsible for

• The accurate picking and dispatch of goods using voice technology
• Checking quality, shelf life and ensuring packaging is robust in preparation for delivery
• Ensuring all products are assembled and methodically stacked to the highest standard for our clients.
• Working with all team members to ensure that corporate goals and operational KPI’s are consistently achieved and maintained
• Compliance at all times with relevant legislation involved in Food Safety and Food Hygiene

• Health and Safety and reporting procedures relevant to your role

• Consistently operating a clean as you go principle
• Full cooperation with other departments/depots to ensure maximum efficiencies are met
• Always maintaining a professional and polite attitude
• Playing your part in ensuring audits are passed by adhering to all process and procedures applicable to your role
• Undertake any other duties that may from time to time prove necessary

Working Hours:

40 hours per week over 5 days which may include weekends and public holidays.  Typical working hours 11:00am - 19.30pm

Potential Overtime available.

You will need

You must have basic numeracy and literacy skills and be a good team player.

Knowledge of Food Hygiene and experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

About The Company

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers, and small businesses, from locations across the country.  We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Booker and Best where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our workplace is one where differences are valued, and all colleagues are given the same opportunities.  We not only celebrate and embrace diversity and build inclusion but recognise the value and opportunities this brings.  Our inclusive culture makes our company stronger and is fundamental to our core purpose: serving customers, communities and the planet a little better every day.  Everyone’s welcome at Booker.

How we support disabled colleagues and candidates is key to our inclusive culture; we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk