Distribution Centre Operative
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Position Overview & Specifications
Description
Love working as part of a team?
We think you’d love it at ScS. Come and join the ScS team as a Distribution Centre Operative. What’s the opportunity?
As part of the distribution team, you’ll work with a great bunch of people with one simple aim…to get our customer’s orders to them by managing the stock in and out of the warehouse and making sure it’ll be in showroom condition when it’s placed in our customer’s homes.
What does the role involve?
- Work with the delivery teams to load and unload furniture onto our modern fleet of vehicles
- Processing orders on our in-house systems
- Prepare outbound orders for delivery to customer’s homes
- Assist with the moving, handling and storage of furniture and carpets within the warehouse
- Undertake quality inspections when needed, identifying any issues and working with the right teams to make sure the goods are delivered to customers homes in the best condition
- Working in the distribution centre to make sure it’s clean and tidy
- Ensure that health and safety regulations are followed at all times
Who are we looking for?
If you’re all about working as part of a team, helping and supporting to make sure our customers receive their product in perfect condition then you could be brilliant for the role.
Distribution Centre Operative experience can sometimes help, but personality and the ability to learn new skills is more important.
We’re looking for someone with the following qualities:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow process and procedures
- Strives to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction
- Physically fit and able to undertake manual handling as this role involves heavy lifting
- Hard working
- Team player
- Experience in a warehouse environment (desirable)
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary and incentives
- Uniform provided
- Generous Staff Discounts on our beautiful Sofa, Carpets & Furniture range
- Access to 100s of high street discounts and more – holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, evouchers, cashback and more!
- 30 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Career Progression
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
About ScS
We are one of the UK’s leading sofa and carpet specialists, and you can find us on numerous retail parks all over the country. We have 99 retail stores, serviced by 9 distribution centres, a Digital Hub based in Coventry and a support centre based in Sunderland. For over a century, ScS has been providing customers with an excellent customer experience, selling beautiful products with outstanding value, quality and choice. Our primary product focus is in retailing sofas, flooring and dining, helping customers to create the home they’ll love and that’s where you come in…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: Home Furniture & Housewares Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Distribution Centre Operative roles across ScS'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 Home Furniture & Housewares Stores.
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 £23,030 - £23,030 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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