Warehouse Operative - Maidstone
LOCATION: Aylesford, Kent
WORKING HOURS: 7am - 4.30pm
A bit about the role
Join Our Team as a Warehouse Operative!
Are you organised, reliable, and ready to make a difference in a dynamic team? As a Warehouse Operative, you'll play a key role in ensuring our orders are processed efficiently and dispatched on time. Working within a small, collaborative team, you'll value responsibility, commitment, and respect for one another.This is a hands-on, physical role that involves heavy lifting of our high-quality furniture.
Some of your key responsibilities- To carry out daily tasks as set out by the Head of UK Operations.
- Accurate picking, packing and despatching of furniture.
- Unloading furniture in Goods-In from 3rd party and our own carriers and aiding in quality control.
- Helping maintain accurate stock levels, counting stock as required.
- Communication with Customer Services/other departments as needed.
- Working as part of a team and doing other ad-hoc jobs as needed.
- Ensure that all health and safety procedures are followed.
- Striving to achieve zero errors in all operations.
- Previous warehouse experience would be advantageous.
- A Forklift license and / or reach truck would be a distinct benefit.
- Comfortable with heavy lifting, manual handling training will be provided.
- Reliable and punctual – a real team-player.
- Accurate and careful.
- There is an opportunity for paid overtime.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- You embody our company people values:
- Teamwork - Collaborate effectively with humility, appreciating and integrating individual skills and perspectives to achieve collective goals.
- Committed - Dedicate yourself fully to your role, going above and beyond with self-motivation and loyalty to achieve individual, team, and company goals.
- Ownership - Take full responsibility for your work, performance, and conduct, acting with integrity, staying organised, and learning from feedback and mistakes.
- Positive - Approach tasks with optimism and innovation, viewing challenges as opportunities, and bringing energy and enthusiasm to inspire and motivate others.
- Responsive - React quickly and effectively to needs and feedback, prioritising tasks with urgency, embracing change, and maintaining a proactive approach.
Why work for us
Pineapple is a leader in designing and manufacturing innovative furniture solutions for challenging environments. A family run company started in 1975, Pineapple is now a global business with headquarters in Kent (UK) and offices in France, Germany and the USA.
Pineapple still runs by its original ethos of creating mindfully designed furniture that not only works effortlessly and looks great but also helps foster a calm and supportive environment. Join Pineapple and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference through quality, innovation, sustainability and exceptional customer care.
Benefits
What we offer you- Proudly featured in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2024
- Competitive pay
- Pension scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan – You can claim for medical expenses, dentist or optical services, as well as access to 100s of deals and discounts
- 23 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
- Extra day’s leave for your birthday
- Workplace nursery scheme
- On joining we'll plant a tree in your honour
- Regular team socials and events
- Monthly pizza Friday
- Employee referrals bonus scheme
- Recognition of excellence/Employee rewards schemes
- Company volunteering day
- High quality office environment
- Sustainability focused business
- Free onsite parking / walking distance from train station
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Agencies we know where you are if we need any support, thank you for your interest in working with Pineapple.