Warehouse Operative
Are you organised, reliable and ready to play a key role in keeping our operations running smoothly including supporting the team with some van‑driving duties?
GXO is looking for a Warehouse Operative / Storekeeper to support our SGN contract in Edinburgh (Newbridge EH28 8TG), ensuring engineers receive the materials they need to keep essential services moving.
Some travel to our Falkirk store and stock movements between Edinburgh and Falkirk may be required, along with occasional visits to other sites to support stock takes. A company van will be provided for these duties.
This is a full-time, permanent role working Monday to Friday covering the hours between 08:00 and 16:15.
Pay, benefits and more:
- Annual salary of £28,200, increasing to £31,333 after 6 months
- Holiday pay
- Flexible dental insurance plans
- A company sponsored pension scheme
- A 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Access to our MyBenefits platform, offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!
- Admission to GXO University, our online learning platform enabling you to achieve your career aspirations!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Respond to material requests from engineers and issue stock accurately
- Pick and prepare orders for engineer collections and operational requirements
- Receive deliveries and record all materials accurately in the system
- Manage waste streams in line with company processes
- Monitor stock levels, identify discrepancies and escalate where necessary
- Travel to our second store in Falkirk when contract work is taking place, transporting stock between Edinburgh and Falkirk as required
- Support stock takes at other sites when needed
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Experience in stores, warehousing, or logistics operations
- Knowledge of safe manual handling and general store safety practices
- Familiarity with stock control processes and basic inventory systems
- Strong attention to detail with accurate, methodical working
- Good organisational skills and the ability to work well in a team
- Clear communication skills to engage with engineers and depot colleagues
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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