Warehouse Operator and Forklift Driver (Day Shift)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Warehouse Operator/Forklift Driver to join one of our parent company Paragon’s manufacturing sites based in Wymondham, Norfolk.

The site specialises in production of outbound and inbound document services and contains printing, mailing and warehousing capability for the purposes of outbound mail and postal receipt, scanning and document storage for the purposes of inbound mail.

This is a permanent role and works on an annualised hour shift pattern:
DAYS ROTATION SHIFT PATTERN – Week 1 & 2 shift rotation (35 hour week)
Week 1 – Monday to Friday 7am – 3pm
Week 2 – Monday to Friday 3pm – 11pm

Main responsibilities:

  • Loading and unloading goods from vehicles, moving stocks and items of mail packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility.
  • Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following stock control instructions, checking loads are secure, stacking empty pallets, performing daily equipment checks and where necessary.
  • Performing warehouse tasks like picking stock and moving it to the appropriate location on the factory floor and dealing with stock returns.
  • Collecting full bins, which can range up to 660L-sized bins and moving these to the goods yard to dispose of them.
  • Disposing of waste can include bailing shredded paper waste or compacting.
  • Adhere to all defined standards and processes with an SLA focus.
  • Ensure issues are escalated in a timely manner and accurate to the Line Manager.
  • Take appropriate responsibility for maintaining health & safety standards in the team.
  • Maintain accurate MI records for audit and review purposes.

Required skills:

  • Forklift Licence required 
  • Self-motivated, organised and customer-focused
  • Effective Communicator and Delegator with a logical approach
  • Team Player but able to work on own initiative
  • Committed with experience of working to tight deadlines
  • IT Literate & competent in the use of MS Excel
  • Ability to lift and manoeuvre items, such as boxes, of up to 22kg
  • Lifting operations and physical exercises for the course of every shift is 70%
  • PC operations and exercises for the course of every shift is 30%

Please note that due to the high volume of responses we receive, only successful applicants will be contacted.

Devonshire is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.

Salary: £23,943 - £30,528

Contract: Permanent

Location: Wymondham, Norfolk

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