Warehouse Operative
| Company: | Rapier Employment |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.10 - £19.65 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Swadlincote, DE11 |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 16 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Job description
WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE/ Counterbalance FLT operator
Swadlincote DE11.
Job description
We are recruiting reliable, experienced hard-working warehouse operatives/ counterbalance FLT operators for a building trade customer dealing with loft ladders, sky lights and roof windows in Swadlincote Derbyshire DE11.
Requirements:
- Fluent in English (reading/writing/speaking/understanding).
- Minimum 2yrs recent warehouse operative experience.
- Previous experience in Warehouse management systems
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A strong stable work history.
- Physically fit (manual handling products)
- Looking to grow within the company.
- Willing to learn and take on extra responsibilities.
- External Counterbalance and or Reach licence (Desired). 12-month experience
- You must be able to travel to the Swadlincote Area for 08:30 am, Monday to Friday (own transport preferred).
- Overtime available occasionally.
Pay rate:
£13.10 per hour
Overtime paid at £19.65 per hour over 37.5 hours.
Hours of work:
- Monday-Friday.
- 08:30-17:00
Early finish on a Friday some weeks - 2x 15-minute break.
- 1x 30-minute lunch break.
- 37.5 hours paid.
The Role.
- Working in a modern, clean and well-lit environment. With in the building trade. Dealing with loft ladders, sky lights, roof windows.
- The initial element of the role of warehouse operative will cover picking, packing, put-away & finalising and loading
- As a warehouse operative you will be expected to lift items of various weights up to 20 to 35kg. Using an order-picking scanning gun, you will need to have a good level of numeracy and literacy as you will be expected to locate various items
- If you have an external Counterbalance FLT licence, then this would be an advantage however, most of the work will be manual.
- Full training will be provided with manual handling and health and safety on the wrapper and the bander.
- Unloading and booking in good accurately
- Inventory checks and reporting discrepancies.
- Potential to work with the servicing team going out on service calls with an engineer helping with general labouring work.
- Occasional Saturday work when required.
BENEFITS
- Salary sacrifice (cycle to work scheme)
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Bike lock up
- Early finish on a Friday occasionally if everything is on top off.
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