Warehouse Assistant, Night Shift

Job description

Job Type

Supply Chain & Logistics

Location

Aylesford

Partnership Level

10

Closing Date

10/11/2024

Vacancy Type

Permanent

Salary

£11.75 Hourly

Salary Frequency

Hourly

Hours of Work

Full time of 37.5 hours. Hours are 22:00-06:00. Working 5 days to include evening and weekends

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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.

Role: Warehouse Assistant - Night Shift 

Location: Aylesford RDC

Role: Permanent

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week. Working shifts of 22:00-06:00

Pay: £11.75 to £15.56 per hour

Please note that this role involves heavy lifting.

About the role:

As a Warehouse Assistant for Waitrose & Partners, you will play a key role in handling the goods that pass through the Warehouse efficiently and accurately working to agreed productivity targets and schedules. You will load and unload our lorries, pick and pack the orders for our Branches and prepare these for delivery. You will also ensure that our goods and products are safely stored and replenished using our mechanical handling equipment and by completing some basic documentation. You will adhere to all Health and Safety and Operational procedures and conduct themselves according to the Partnership’s principles.

What you’ll be doing

Within this role you will undertake a range of tasks including some general cleaning duties along with ensuring that goods are stored and replenished accurately and safely. Our Distribution Centres are made up of 3 separate internal Warehouses, each holding our Chilled, Fresh or Ambient product, and you may be required to work across all 3 of these.

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:

· 
Basic standards of written English and basic Maths

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% 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.

· 
Discounted cinema tickets & VIP suites with discounted tickets at the O2 arena

· 
Discounted rates on holidays at the John Lewis Partnerships hotels, where only Partners and their guests can stay

· 
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

To handle goods, using mechanical handling equipment, within the Warehouse efficiently and accurately working to agreed productivity targets and schedules. To adhere to all Health and Safety procedures and to conduct themselves according to the Partnership’s principles.

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/