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Warehouse Operative - Erith

Christchurch, Greater London
2 days ago
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As a Warehouse Operative for Ocado Logistics, you are at the heart of preparing orders for customers. Join our warehouse in Erith where you'll be working in a state-of-the-art facility preparing orders for customers.

 

We have a variety of areas and shift options available and you can plan your work-life balance with our core roster. Receive your work pattern 6 - 13 weeks in advance giving you bags of time to plan time with your family and friends.

 

We have roles available in the following areas;

 

Despatch - You'll be loading individual totes into frames which are then loaded into our delivery vans for our customers.  You'll also be required to sort and organise totes coming back to site.  This is a physical role and you will need to be able to lift heavy totes into the frames....no need for a gym membership!

 

Pick - You'll be picking and packing customer orders into shopping totes.  This is a process that requires you to handle goods with care, but you will have some help from our robots!

 

Inbound - You'll be receiving goods from suppliers and putting these into totes so that our robots and pickers can do their jobs.

 

Freezer - You'll be picking and packing frozen items for customer orders into totes within a very large freezer!  Full gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures of up to -25℃ so if you like the cold, this is the job for you!

 

Shift times :

Days Pick/Freezer  - 06:00 - 15:00 - 4 days

Nights Pick/Freezer - 18:00 - 06:00 - 4 nights

Days Despatch  - 06:00 - 17:00 - 4 days

Nights Despatch  - 19:00 - 06:00 - 4 nights

Days Inbound  - 06:00 - 16:00 - 4 days

Nights Inbound  - 18:00 - 06:00 - 4 nights

 

What do you get in return? 

 

Salary:

Basic rate: £12.46 per hour

Night shift premium (between the hours of midnight and 6am) - plus £2.67 per hour

Freezer Premium - £1.10p per hour

Overtime paid at basic x 1.25

 

Alongside a safe working environment, we offer perks and benefits to suit everyone:

Enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents

50% earned salary advances for four-weekly paid employees

High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15% off (url removed)

Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service 

Established car share commuting scheme

 

If you want to become a career contender, there’s plenty of opportunity for progression, as 87% of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues! 

 

What are the requirements? 

You don’t need any previous experience to join our friendly team. Just bring yourself and a positive attitude and our amazing training team will do the rest! 

 

You must be over 18 to apply.

 

How to apply: 

Simply fill out an online application (no CV required), and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch! 

 

Please note, we fulfil customer orders around the clock, so a range of shift patterns are available. Please speak to your recruiter for more details.

 

About Ocado Logistics

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together - not afraid to roll up our sleeves (robots included) and get stuck in.

 

Our people are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life with different stories and experiences. We are proud that we are a disability-confident employer, we prioritise inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.  

 

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status

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