Warehouse Operative
£23,200pa
Aylesford, Kent

KCS Education are looking for a dependable individual to join their team of dedicated, hard-working and energised individuals who pride themselves on their commitment to offer an outstanding customer experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and efficient receipt of goods and deliveries, replenishment, pick, pack and processing of customer orders.

The daily operations can involve a substantial amount of manual handling including bending, stretching, stepping, reaching and lifting. Having a good range of mobility is important to ensure you can work safely within Health and Safety regulations and guidance without placing undue strain on your body.

The working pattern will be 09:00am to 17:00pm Monday and 09:00am to 16:45pm Tuesday to Friday, working a 39-hour week.

In return we will offer you

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays!
• Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!
• Generous discount scheme, including gym and retail.
• Life assurance cover
• Health cash plan initiative
• A culture of progression and development
• Plus many more perks

Key duties -

• Carefully check, validate and process goods delivered to the warehouse ready for picking and packing aligning to set KPI’s
• Accurately select and pack customer orders meeting set KPI’s for next day delivery
• Replenish pick face locations as dictated by top up and requisition reports
• Update all stock movements on the Warehouse Management System
• Report any discovered stock discrepancies by means of the process laid down at the time
• To operate lift truck equipment to unload, transport and locate stock throughout the warehouse environment (Trucks used onsite are electric rider operated pedestrian pallet truck PPT, Reach trucks and counterbalance). Not essential but desirable.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment by undertaking housekeeping tasks during quiet periods.

What we need from you -

• Current forklift truck license, or prepared to work towards gaining the correct license for Reach Truck, Counterbalance Truck and Rider Operated Truck
• Previous experience in a fast-paced operations warehouse, particularly the picking, packing and replenishment of customer orders
• Proficient IT skills including Microsoft Office packages, particularly Word and Excel
• Able to deal with the manual handling requirements of the role and capable of lifting boxes up to 15 kilograms
• Knowledge of warehouse management systems and barcode scanner equipment is desirable but not essential

About KCS Education

KCS Education are experts in sourcing, managing and creating the products and services required to run schools, nurseries or public sector organisations across the UK.

They are committed to delivering outstanding customer service, with a team of over 100 specialists who work with their customers from finding the right products, answering product queries to arranging special deliveries and providing general product advice and support.

About Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.

CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 28 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more.