JOB TITLE: Warehouse Assistant
LOCATION: Biggleswade
CONTRACT: Permanent
HOURS: 40 hours over 5 days (Monday – Friday)
PAY RATE: £12.90 per hour
ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
The Warehouse is a generalist role within our Biggleswade warehouse, at the heart of the operational journey. The door‑to‑floor process is integral, including processing, packing and collection of goods to ensure a timely service for our customers and retail/online partners. Our warehouse assistants need to be team players, dependable, knowledgeable and proactive.
Responsibilities
- Picking stock according to hand scanners/paper picking lists.
- Packing and dispatching of customer orders.
- Operating pallet trucks and warehouse tools.
- Processing customer returns including folding garments.
- Labelling.
- Maintaining stock accuracy.
- Reporting any discrepancies.
- Use of basic IT software.
- Receiving and processing incoming deliveries.
- Moving and stacking stock within the warehouse.
- Performing general warehouse duties to ensure smooth operation.
How we imagine you
- Passionate about the Apricot brand; a true brand ambassador.
- Ability to seek out and share feedback.
- Good communicator.
- Can work at pace.
- Proactive.
- Uphold company policies and health & safety guidance.
- Personal flexibility with a can‑do attitude.
- Effective communication.
- Able to be on your feet for large portions of the day.
- Can lift and carry up to 15kg regularly; bending, twisting and use of step stools required.
- Hard‑working, reliable and diligent in all aspects of the role.
- Basic IT skills, good written, verbal and maths skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Understanding of H&S rules.
- Flexible and adaptable, with self‑motivation to work under pressure.
- Capable of seeing projects through to completion.
- Enjoy working in a team environment and can work independently.
- Communicate and work well with others, hands‑on attitude.
- Open to learning and training in new processes.
Background experience within a warehouse preferred.
Key Relationships
- Reporting to the Senior Warehouse Assistants & Team Leaders as 1st point of contact.
- Partnership with peers.
- Adhoc 3rd party.
This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; in the interests of the day‑to‑day operation of the business you may be required to carry out work not detailed in this document.
Benefits
- Free on‑site parking.
- Free snacks and fruit.
- Staff discount.
- Be part of our friendly team.
- Day shift, Monday – Friday, occasional Saturday.
- Auto enrolment pension contributions.
If you need any adjustments made during the recruitment and interview process, let us know.
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