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Warehouse Colleague (Permanent) in Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Groom Room at Pets at Home is looking for Apprentice Groomers to join our quickly expending Groom Room business.

Job description

Warehouse Colleague - Various Shifts

Pets at Home Ltd has over 450 stores across the UK and more stores planned for next year. The Support Office is located in Handforth, near Manchester. In 2003 we built a distribution centre (DC) in Stoke, which has grown in volume supported by 400+ colleagues. To meet our aggressive store-growth plans we opened a second DC in Northampton in June 2011.

This is a fantastic opportunity to come and work for a company voted 5th in the Great Place to Work (Best Large Workplaces) awards 2018, and Number 15 in Europe in 2017! We have over 450 stores and over 310 Groom Rooms and are the UK's number one pet care business. Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and it's our people that make the difference.

This is a really exciting opportunity to join a growing business as a Warehouse Colleague within our DC in Northampton

Reporting to:

Warehouse FLM - SDC

Job Description:

To ensure that the daily targets are achieved in a correct manner, with no picking errors or damages

* Must liaise as needed with all other colleagues to ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with Company procedures and requirements

* Awareness of the safety and well-being of others in line with company procedures and requirements

* Flexibility both in terms and duties within the warehouse and in hours of work to ensure that business needs are met.

Principal Accountabilities:

General

* Maintaining the standard for driving MHE is adhered to and maintained at all times

* To be fully conversant with warehouse management system (JDA)

* To ensure that at all times the provision of the Health & Safety at Work Act is adhered to, and that any unsafe situation or action is reported immediately.

* To maintain the highest possible standards of housekeeping and hygiene

* To carry out any task or duty as required by the company, and as instructed by your immediate supervisor or other line manager.

Picking

* To ensure when picking that the correct item is picked

* Stacking of pallets must be done in a safe manner to correct height with product carefully, safely and securely shrink wrapped and labeled accordingly

Replenishment

* To replenish picking locations with the minimum disruption and downtime to the order picker

* All empty pallets must be removed from the pick location during the replenishment put away task.

Despatch

* Pallets to be loaded with product carefully, safely and securely wrapped with shrink wrap.

* Consolidate pallets where necessary to maximize pallet fill sand vehicle utilization

* All pallets must be scanned onto each vehicle to ensure accuracy and accountability.

Goods In

* To tip palletize loads in a safe and timely manner

* To unload loose carton loads by hand, ensuring accuracy and using safe and correct pallet configurations

* To ensure ALL pallets are securely wrapped before they are taken for put away onto the racking.

Attributes

Strong attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Customer focus/people skills

Package:

* Hourly rate: up to £9.88 per hour

* Shifts: any 5/7 including weekends (may include split days off) covering days, afternoon's and night shifts, or Fixed Shift of 4 out of 7 days.

* 28 days annual holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 33 days after 2 years continuous service

* Birthday Leave - 1 day extra leave to celebrate your Birthday!

* The option to buy extra holidays

* An extra days holiday when you become a new pet parent (Dog/Cat/Horse)

* An extra days holiday when you move home and half a day when your little one's 'fly the nest'!

* Pension Scheme

* Colleague Discount- 20% discount for you (plus one family member). This can be used in Pets at Home Stores, Groom Rooms, Companion Care Veterinary Services, and Pet Plan Insurance!

* "Treats" benefits- an online range of offers and discounts which are available exclusively to Pets at Home Colleagues

* Life assurance

* Contributory Private Health Care

* Charity Leave- You are entitled to have one paid day's leave each year to work for your favourite animal related charity.

* Celebrating Special Celebrations? You'll get 1 extra week off and a gift to celebrate your wedding or civil partnership, and a gift from us if you are expecting or adopting a baby!

* Free Car Parking

* Values Awards

* Cycle to Work Scheme

Extra information

Status
Closed
Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Type of Contract
Graduate Jobs
Profession type
Customer Service
Full UK/EU driving license preferred
No
Car Preferred
No
Must be eligible to work in the EU
No
Cover Letter Required
No

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