Warehouse Operative (Nights) - Edinburgh
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Position Overview & Specifications
Are you a night owl? Come and join our team! We are hiring for Warehouse Operatives - Nights at our Newbridge, Edinburgh depot. As part of this role, you will help us pick, pack and load our vehicles ready to deliver to our customer base across the whole of Scotland.
The important stuff:
- Our rate of pay is £13.25 an hour (equating to £29,2892.50 a year)
- Fancy doing a bit more? We pay overtime at £19.78 an hour.
- We’re offering a full time, permanent contract.
- Our working hours are: 6pm – 3:15am (Sunday to Thursday).
- We’re based in Newbridge, Edinburgh (EH28 8LF)
A bit about us:
- Bidfood Scotland are a leading wholesale food distributor.
- Every day our vehicles drive up and down the country, delivering our products to the whole of Scotland.
- Our warehouses play a pivotal role in ensuring that our customers’ receive service excellence, allowing us to retain customers and grow our business.
What we can offer:
- Want to progress in your career? Our business is a lot more expansive than just our warehouses, we have various internal training programmes (including warehouse to wheels) and are often looking for talented individuals to progress into management positions.
- We offer employee discount on all of our products from day 1 of joining the business.
- We’ll pay into your pension pot every month.
- Know someone who you think would be a good fit? We offer an incentivised referral programme.
- We also offer store discounts through our external provider (offering discounts on cinema tickets, to holidays and days out).
A bit about you:
- You’ll have a good work ethic.
- You’ll need a flexible approach, you may be required to work in different chambers of our warehouse throughout the night.
- You’ll have a positive attitude, we like to think we’re a happy bunch!
- You don’t need to have any experience, we’ll teach you everything you need to know.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £29,282.50 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 19/03/2023
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Wholesale
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Warehouse Operative (Nights) - Edinburgh roles across Bidfood's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Wholesale.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £29,283 - £29,283 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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