Warehouse Operative Days

<p style="text-align:left"><span class="emphasis-3"><b>Before you apply to a job, select your language preference from the options available at the top right of this page.</b></span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow—people with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description:</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>Warehouse Efficiency and Support Lead</p><p>Based at Polarspeed Distribution Ltd, Unit 10 the Hub, Nobel Way, Biirmingham, B6 7EU</p><p>Monday to Friday</p><p>40 hours a week</p><p>0800-1630</p><p>£12.93 per hour</p><p></p><p><b>Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities</b></p><p></p><p>Work with management and leadership teams to analyse current workflows to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.</p><p>Work with management and leadership teams to optimize space utilization and inventory layout to improve accessibility and reduce travel times.</p><p>Collaborate with warehouse staff to provide training and support on best practices.</p><p>Act as a liaison between warehouse teams and management to communicate challenges and successes.</p><p>Promote a positive and productive work environment to enhance morale and performance.</p><p>Support cycle counting and inventory reconciliation activities, including annual stock checks.</p><p>Assist with the implementation, optimization and any migration of a WMS system.</p><p>Train and sign off staff on new processes to maximise adoption and effectiveness.</p><p>Enforce adherence to health and safety standards to protect team members.</p><p>Onboard new staff members, ensuring an effective learning process of training and signoff.</p><p>Effective communication of issues both internally and externally, ensuring issues are escalated to warehouse operations management when required.</p><p>Accurate and efficient picking, checking and packing of pharmaceutical products.</p><p>Receipt of inbound stock, ensuring temperature compliance is maintained.</p><p>Accurate completion of all goods in, picking, packing and despatch paperwork.</p><p>Entering shipping and inventory data in the warehouse management system.</p><p>Processing of returns (including quarantined, damaged and batch recalls.</p><p>Ensure the highest level of hygiene is maintained throughout the warehouse, in accordance with GDP regulations.</p><p>When directed by a manager, undertake any other task appropriate to the skills and responsibilities of a warehouse operative.</p><p>Provide reports to warehouse leadership team and management when required.</p><p>Where possible resolve any issues or problems which occur in the warehouse, where appropriate elevate the issue to a more senior level.</p><p>Report progress updates, key achievements, and any concerns to the warehouse supervisors and/or manager.</p><p></p><p><b>Accountability</b></p><p></p><p>Following of relevant procedures outlined in the current standard operating procedures and ensuring that any warehouse briefings are followed.</p><p>Handling of consignments in an accurate and timely manner ensuring the products stay within the required temperature range.</p><p>Following of relevant procedures outlined in the current standard operating procedures and ensuring that any warehouse briefings are followed.</p><p>Reporting of all accidents/incidents to the line manager.</p><p style="text-align:left"><br /><b>Employee Type:</b><br /> </p>Permanent<p style="text-align:left"><br /><span>UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>

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