Warehouse Operative, MB, UK

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

We are seeking a dedicated Warehouse Team Member to join our dynamic team. This role involves a variety of tasks including receiving, picking, and shipping stock, as well as moving stock within the warehouse and yard areas. You will be integral to the smooth operation of our warehouse from receipt to dispatch.

Shift Pattern: Early shift 06:00 - 14:30 / late shift  13:30 - 22:00 alternate weeks

Key Responsibilities:

• Warehouse Operations: Execute picking, putaway, dispatch duties, and handle adhoc tasks like wrapping pallets for next-day loads.
• Yard Operations (1 week/month): Load/unload lorries, manage recycling, receive goods, and liaise with goods in.
• Transition Area Support: Decant closures, place bulks, bottles, and components into transition areas, and return excess stock.
• Housekeeping: Support warehouse team, adhere to hygiene policy, and follow health and safety procedures.
• Additional Duties: Perform other reasonable warehouse tasks as required by the Supervisor or Manager.

Requirements:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both in a team and independently.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good manual handling skills.
• Adherence to all established procedures.
• Critical numeracy and counting skills.
• Understanding of the importance of batch coding.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for up to 7 hours per day; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear in order to interact with callers and in‐person visitors. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions.

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