Skilled Operational Partner

Job description

Job Type

Supply Chain & Logistics

Location

Cambridge - Trumpington

Partnership Level

10

Closing Date

12/11/2024

Vacancy Type

Temporary

Salary

£11.75 Hourly

Salary Frequency

Hourly

Hours of Work

Full time hours of work (37.5 hours per week).

Share

Share job or send it to yourself for later
share

Apply Now

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

Our Purpose

Working in Partnership for a happier world – our shared Purpose that guides us in everything we do and inspires 3 important principles; happier people, happier business, happier world. The John Lewis Partnership is a truly unique business, one that seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of everyone.

At a glance:

Role: Skilled Operational Partner CDH

Position: Temporary Partner

Location: Trumpington CDH (Customer Delivery Hub)

Rate of Pay: £11.75

Hours of work:  There are two shift positions available, both with their own shift patterns.

Vacancy 1: Full time hours of work (37.5 hours per week) between the hours of 14:00 - 22:00, working five days out of seven.

Vacancy 2: Full time hours of work (37.5 hours per week) between the hours of 09:00- 18:00 Monday - Saturday; Sunday working between 11:00- 17:00. Weekend working is required twice per month.

About the role: 

Our Skilled Warehouse Operators work in a Warehouse Operation assisting the team to deliver in all receiving, storage and dispatch tasks ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time ready to be delivered to John Lewis customers and branches. As our Skilled Operational Partner you will use manual handling equipment. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for ensuring the warehouse is supporting all the Partnership channels by managing stock coming in to and being sent out of the warehouse.

Performing duties of unloading and loading stock, accurately recording deliveries into the warehouse, moving stock around the warehouse and collecting stock for deliveries. All these duties to be performed in a safe manner with an awareness of individual responsibility for health and safety at all times. Please note that this role involves heavy lifting.

 

Job Requirements:

· 
Applicants should have the ability to deliver excellent customer service and strive for excellence in all they do.

· 
The role requires a flexible approach; there will be times when you will be supporting the selling floor and other areas of the branch to meet the business needs.

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:

· 
Previous experience in a warehouse role involving the movement of caged stock and manual handling would be an advantage, as would working in a retail environment.

· 
Basic computer skills are required to use stock control systems.

We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. After all, they’re the ones that make the John Lewis Partnership special. Benefits include:

· 
Once you’ve been with us for three months, you’ll get Partnership discount in store and online. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.

· 
The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

· 
Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

· 
And much more! Find out more about our benefits here: https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/

Duties and Responsibilities

Our Skilled Warehouse Operators work in a Warehouse Operation assisting the team to deliver in all receiving, storage and despatch tasks ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time ready to be delivered to John Lewis customers and branches using manual handling equipment and the appropriate systems whilst providing excellent customer service.

At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you're at your best when you're free to be yourself. Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It's why we've set our own aim to become the UK’s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers. We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it's integral in our mission to build a happier world. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you're a Partner, your differences will make all the difference. Find out more about D&I in the Partnership here - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/diversityandinclusion/