Warehouse Operative

Looking for a hands-on role with great pay, full training and the chance to earn a fantastic bonus? Join our team at GXO's Warrington distribution centre, supporting one of the UK's leading retailers, Iceland.

No warehouse experience? No problem. We'll provide all the training, support and PPE you need to succeed.

As a Warehouse Operative, you'll play a key role in ensuring Iceland stores receive the products they need. Working across our Ambient, Chill and Freezer departments, you'll use voice-picking technology to pick orders and load products onto pallets and cages using LLOPs (Low Level Order Pickers), with full training provided from day one.

We offer a range of full-time shift patterns (37.5 hours per week) to suit different lifestyles:

• Rotating: 06:00–14:00 & 14:00–22:00, working any 5 days from 7
• Permanent PM: 14:00–22:00, Monday to Friday
• Nights in chill chamber: 19:00–03:00, working any 5 days from 6
• Weekend AM: Friday to Tuesday
• Weekend PM: Friday, Sunday, plus 2 additional weekdays

Pay, benefits and more:

• An hourly rate of £14.20

• Weekend premium of £60 per week when working a fixed weekend rota pattern
• A fantastic KPI performance-related bonus, giving you the opportunity to earn extra each week!

• Paid weekly

• An Iceland discount card, giving you 10% off your weekly shop
• Access to a subsidised on-site gym
• Access to a subsidised staff restaurant, offering a variety of hot and cold meal options

• Holiday pay and workplace pension
• A 24/7 online GP service, life assurance, and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of cashback cards, a savings scheme, and much more
• Access to GXO University – home to a wealth of online training courses, meaning your development never ends

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Picking customer orders across our Ambient, Chill and Freezer departments
• Using a voice-picking system to accurately select products
• Loading goods onto pallets and cages using LLOP (Low Level Order Picker) trucks
• Working safely and efficiently while maintaining high standards of accuracy and productivity
• Contributing to a positive team environment where everyone works together to deliver excellent results

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced warehouse environment
• Flexibility to work weekends and varying shift patterns where required
• Willingness to work in a multi-temperature environment, from ambient through to freezer conditions
• Good communication skills in English, enabling you to follow instructions and work safely within the warehouse environment
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to working safely, accurately and efficiently to meet performance targets

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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