Night Shift Warehouse Operative
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Position Overview & Specifications
Warehouse Operative (Night Shift)
Sawston Cambridge
Sunday to Wednesday 6:00 pm – 6:00 am
£12.00 - £15.00 per hour
21 days holiday pro rata plus Bank Holidays
Join one of the top 100 fasted growing businesses.
This is the ideal role for a proven warehouse operative to advance their career with one of the leading outdoor living companies in the retail space.
You will be responsible for helping with the general operations within the warehouse, this will include unloading containers.
About Us
At White Stores, we are passionate about outdoor living. For more than 15 years, we have been at the forefront of the garden furniture industry, bringing exclusive and innovative designs to our customers, as well as top level customer service in the form of lengthy guarantees, free deliveries and 14-day money back guarantees.
We have a dedicated team of over 100 people incorporating marketing and purchasing, warehouse and showroom staff, all offering incredible customer service at every stage of the customer journey.
Due to our rapid growth and current expansion, we are now looking for warehouse operatives to join us at our new Sawston warehouse.
The Benefits
- Salary £12.00 - £15.00 per hour
- 21 days’ holiday pro rata plus Bank Holidays
- Free parking
- Pension
- Paid OT
- Casual dress
Your Role
- Creating Picklist
- Picking orders using a hand-held scanner
- Loading delivery vehicles
- Taking goods to the appropriate storage space using forklift or pump truck
- Keeping records of stock on the warehouse management system, so it can be located quickly
- Packing items at the packing desk
- Loading products into trailers/vans ensuring orders are packaged and labelled correctly to prevent returns.
- Organising transfers and loading goods onto delivery vehicles
- Dealing with couriers ready for collection of small pallets
- General housekeeping
- Cleaning down of your work area at the end of the day
- Ensure paperwork is filed away at the end of the working day
- Ensure that scanners and forklifts have been signed in and out during the day
- Ensuring products arrive and leave the warehouse in a presentable condition to maintain high customer standards
- Ensure that customer orders are dispatched at the correct time and within the timeframe to meet with KPI’s
- Full training and progression provided which may include being upskilled to operate a forklift truck
- Full-time hours guaranteed each week
- Other duties may be required
About You
- Previous warehouse experience would be advantageous
- Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be physically fit
- Ability to work on own initiative but also part of a team
- To be professional, presentable, confident, friendly, and engaging
- Carry out general warehouse duties, heavy lifting would be required
- A positive 'cando’ attitude and the willingness to outperform KPI’s
- A flexible approach to work and desire to develop within a successful growing business
Travel
On-site car parking is available
Train and Bus links are also available. To check your route please Google CB22 3JG
Closest Train Stations are:
- Shelford
- Whittlesford Parkway
- Foxton
(From the station you will need to take a bus or a short walk to the warehouse)
HWC and White Stores are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. We believe the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £12.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Night Shift Warehouse Operative
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: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Night Shift Warehouse Operative roles across HWC Logistics Limited'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 General.
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 £12 - £15 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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