Warehouse Operative

Job description

The world leader in beauty, L’Oréal is present in 130 countries on five continents. Our 32 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men around the world. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition by 2020 is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by creating the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal encourages diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 50% since 2005. Our brands are leaders in beauty, and we are looking for you to lead the change you want to see in L’Oréal.

Luxe Division

The L'Oréal Luxury Division is home to world renowned brands Lancôme,Clarisonic, Yves Saint Laurent, Urban Decay,Kiehl’sand a wide collection of fragrance brands.

You will.....

We currently have an opportunity in our Nottingham Distribution Centre for 3 Warehouse Operatives on a Fixed Term Contract for 3 months for our peak period.

1 x PM shift – Hours will be 13:50pm – 21:50pm.

2 x AM shift – Hours will be 6am – 2pm 

The Fixed term contracts are to cover the operating of a Reach Truck.

Reporting into the Flows Supervisor,our ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate a flexible and conscientious approach to responsibilities and to behave in a ways which fits with our business values. 

Primarily this role will require you to use a Reach Fork Lift Truck in a safe manner whilst achieving the productivity targets set. Some days you may be required to work in other departments on non-truck tasks, dependent on the business need. 

Your key job accountabilities will include

·     Working to Safe Systems of Work outlined in your training
·     Work within the acceptable productivity and accuracy targets set for your team
·     Following instruction and carrying out all required tasks
·     Maintain company standards and have a continuous improvement mindset
·     Support business needs by contributing with additional hours of work to support our customer needs
·     Contribute to value adding tasks and forums for improving the Distribution Centre function
·     Ad-hoc requirements as deemed by line manager, including project work

You are....

InnovatorYou seek quality and excellence in the work you do. You pay attention to detail whilst challenging the business for higher performance. You show curiosity and proactively seeks/shares best practice to learn and perform better.

StrategistYou consider other functions’ expectations and concerns, taking into account the issues and objectives of the team, department entity, and company beyond your own scope. You stay proactive even after a change or set back, and pursues your objective with drive and commitment.

Entrepreneurial. You identify problems, brings adapted solutions and acts on them. You take ownership for your own mission and contribution to the teams success. You adjust priorities and actions rapidly when appropriate and react to the latest data.

Integrator.You actively listen and take into account other’ points of  view/feedback. You give credit to others’ ideas and contributions and respect others’ deadlines. You utilise your network to achieve projects and create opportunities.

People Developer. You are real. You act with integrity and respect others. Others see you as a role model and you contribute to the team spirit. You recognise and adapt behaviour to different personalities, cultures and functions. Most importantly, you learn from failures as well as success and takes charge of your own development. 

You have....

Alongside previous experience, you should have:

·  Sound numeracy skills
·  Ability to work both autonomously and effectively as part of a team
·  Good Health and Safety Awareness
·  Good attention to detail
·  MHE licences are desirable but not essential; however, you must be willing to train on and operate all MHE and FLT equipment
·  Good understanding of the warehouse operation
·  A flexible approach to work tasks and working hours in order to meet the needs of the business