Warehouse Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
The Company
PKL, a division of Lowe Rental, is the leading commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to both public and private sector clients across the globe. With over 30 years’ experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients’ needs.
Your Responsibilities to the Company
- To always work to uphold the Company’s Values.
- To always work in a safe manner so as not to endanger yourself or those working around you.
- To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented risk assessment and safe working practice, and make suggestions for health and safety improvements to your manager.
- To always report accidents incidents and near misses to you manager as quickly as possible.
- To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented processes or procedures.
- To always tell your manager your ideas for improvising the effectiveness or efficiency of any task that you carry out.
- To always provide excellent customer service to both external and internal customers.
- To always dispose of waste materials in the designated place in order to maximise recycling opportunities.
- To minimise any waste of water, gas and electricity by ensuring taps are switched off after use and electrical items are switched off when not in use.
- To always process Company data in accordance with the Company’s Data Protection Policy.
- To always carry out any other duties asked of you by your Manager or a Director.
Your Role is to …
- Update the warehouse planning boards with ‘pending’ and ‘gained’ hires.
- Update the Kit Heaven planting boards with the details of equipment requirements.
- Clean non-mechanical items of equipment (e.g. sinks, tables, racking etc.).
- Re-paint and label gas cages.
- Ensure that barcode scanning procedures and protocols are complied with at all times.
- Muster items of equipment for hire.
- Establish and maintain flexible equipment marshalling and returned equipment areas within the warehouse to meet the demand peaks and troughs of the Company.
- Ensure that all equipment is thoroughly prepared for standalone hire, including a completed PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection).
- Check all collections for completeness and any dirty or missing equipment in both units and standalone equipment.
- Assist the loading and unloading of vehicles.
- Complete all documentation in a proper and timely manner.
Essential
- Physicality for manual handling. This role involves bending, stretching and twisting.
- Strong work ethic
- Self-motivated and proactive in using own initiative
- Strong team ethos
- Working level of English
Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.
Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £21,650.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
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 Warehouse Assistant roles across PKL Group'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 £21,650 - £21,650 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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