Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative
Nuneaton, CV10
Permanent, Full Time

Shifts: 14:00 – 22:00, Monday to Friday

RS Group are looking for a Warehouse Operative to work in our busy distribution centre in our advanced skills area. This role will require use of a number of different types of manual handling equipment (MHE) including:

• Forklift Trucks

• LLOP

• HLOP

• VNAT

  
  

But don’t worry, we offer FULL TRAINING and in-house licenses for all of these vehicles.

What will you be doing?

As well as learning and loving your new machines, this role is all about picking and packing orders to targets and deadlines.

But being a warehouse operative at RS is so much more than that. We want you to be at the forefront of pushing the business forward, so you will be encouraged to offer your ideas and opinions on continuous improvement initiatives.

BE AWARE: This role will require you manually handling pallets of 5kg – 35kg so good physical fitness is needed.

About you

If you have previous experience in a warehouse then that would be brilliant but as we said, there is full training provided. We are looking for a fantastic work ethic and a desire to improve and grow within the company. We promote from within and some of our best people have worked their way up, so actual progression is available.

You also need to have:

• Basic Numeracy and Literacy

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to work within a team

• 3-year criminality check

• 5-year background check

  
  

What’s in it for you?

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including:

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation

• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome

• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause

• Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery

• Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all

  
  

We are RS

From our humble beginnings operating out of a lock-up garage in London in 1937 to the global company we are today, we’ve been on an incredible journey supporting engineers around the world with products for all types of applications, and the best is still to come.

As a leading provider of industrial and electrical products and service solutions, we provide over 700,000 products, sending over 60,000 parcels every day.

Our unique team of over 7,600 individuals, which includes over 2000 colleagues in the UK, is the lifeblood of our business. Every day, their passion and expertise enable us to Make Amazing Happen for a Better World. We are working hard to create a purpose-led culture where our people are proud and excited to come to work every day. Investing in their wellbeing, development and, above all, empowering them to drive our journey towards being a truly great company.

And rest assured, being an ethical and responsible business underpins everything we do. Our people support our customers to help build a better world. That’s why Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is at our heart, driving our commitment to deliver long-term benefits through our 2030 ESG action plan - with a focus on sustainable solutions.

What’s next?

This is about finding the right person; we will be reviewing CV’s carefully before deciding. All applicants will receive communication from us one way or another and there will be a multi-stage interview process.