Warehouse Operative - Various Shifts

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Warehouse Operative – Various Shifts

£13.34 - £18.69 hourly rate plus great benefits (£13.34/hr base rate plus £2.01/hr back shift allowance, £3.34/hr night shift allowance and £2.01/hr weekend shift allowance)

37.5 hours per week, full time, permanent

5 days over 7, including weekends*

Avonmouth CDC, Cabot Park, Poplar Way West, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YW.

Please check you can reliably commute to the warehouse before applying

Shifts available;

  • Day shift – 06:00 to 14:00 on a rota basis working 2 in 3 weekends*
  • Back shift – 14:00 to 22:00 on a rota basis working 2 in 3 weekends*
  • Night shift – 22:00 to 06:00 on a rota basis working 2 in 3 weekends*
  • Fixed shifts available with one weekend shift required, over 4 or 5 days, to be discussed at interview
We’re looking for Warehouse Operatives to work at our Avonmouth depot. No experience is required, all training is provided and the role comes with a competitive salary and great benefits package.

This is an active role where you'll work towards daily targets, so if you’d welcome the opportunity to get some exercise while you're on the clock, this could be the right job for you!

What you'll do

  • Pick and pack stock for store orders across the warehouse (frozen, chilled, and ambient) using the appropriate manual handling equipment
  • Load and unload delivery vehicles with cages and pallets
  • Distribute products to the correct location in the warehouse
  • Work in a team to achieve key targets
What you'll bring
  • The ability to comfortably perform manual tasks
  • Good communication skills
  • The ability to work as part of a team
  • The ability to work towards targets
  • Good organisational skills 
Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

  • Competitive pay including additional shift allowances
  • Holidays starting from 30 days per year (including bank holidays)
  • 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
  • A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
  • Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
  • Free eye tests every 2 years
  • On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking
A place you’ll belong

We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at Your Co-op Application Journey and our inclusion commitments at Diversity and inclusion at Co-op

We welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and military families. We’re proud to support meaningful careers, not just jobs, for those with Armed Forces experience and their partners.

As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.

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