Warehouse Operative
Full description
Location: Lees of Scotland, Coatbridge
Shift: 06:45 – 15:15 Monday to Thursday, 08:00 – 15:30 Friday
Hourly Rate: £13.95
We have an opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to join our Warehouse Team at Lees, part of the Finsbury Food Group.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the food service channel. Lees, a household Scottish brand, has been crafting iconic confectionery and meringues since 1931. Our snowballs, teacakes, and meringues are more than just sweets – they’re edible nostalgia, woven into the fabric of Scottish culture.
This is what you’ll actually do!
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our warehouse operation, helping to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Loading and unloading vehicles efficiently and safely
Physically handling and scanning stock/materials using handheld scanners
Putting stock away and updating relevant system
Picking stock for work orders and processing goods from pick lists
Completing accurate paperwork to match goods picked and delivered
Maintaining accurate stock levels and traceability
Ensuring proper stock rotation and upholding GMP standards
Prioritising and promoting Health & Safety compliance at all times
Ideally this is you!
Valid Forklift Truck and PPT licence is desired but not essential as training can be provided
Previous experience in a warehouse or logistics environment
Confident working with numbers and systems such as Infor M3
Reliable, flexible, and a strong team player
High attention to detail – accuracy with stock and paperwork is key
Health & Safety conscious, with a commitment to safe working practices
Willingness to adapt to different tasks and support across the team
Keeping your work area clean, tidy, and safe at all times.
What’s in it for you?
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
Death in Service Benefit
Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
