CAREERS AT MARU

Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative - Based in Hertfordshire

Are you passionate about Sports?  Would you thrive on joining a sports brand and helping with the distribution of products and to our valued customers and future athletes?

With over 20 years’ experience, OPRO has established partnerships with a number of organisations around the world, such as the UFC, England Rugby, GB Taekwondo, GB Hockey, and GB Boxing…….to name a few.

OPRO is a fast-paced and innovative company, every day you will have the opportunity to learn something new and push yourself to develop essential skills.

Our teams are built up of sports, health and fitness enthusiasts!  This means our culture is all about teamwork, training, a competitive mindset, striving for success, and working towards controlling our own destiny! 

This is an incredible opportunity for those who are well organised, adaptable and an enthusiastic team player within a great organisation.

As a Warehouse Operative, you will handle goods and products that come into the warehouse. Daily tasks would include, moving stock around by hand or using a forklift truck, picking and packing orders and booking in inbound deliveries and customer returns.

 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Checking for damaged or missing items and then sorting stock for storage in the warehouse.
• Taking goods to the appropriate storage space – perhaps using loading and lifting gear for heavy goods.
• Keeping a careful record of the stock on the warehouse management system, so that it can be located quickly.
• Operating a forklift truck to move and rearrange stock and ensure that products are stored safely and labelled correctly and safely.
• Picking orders using a hand-held scanner from the storage space and bringing them for packing or to the loading bay for transportation.
• Packing orders and processing via the relevant courier
• Goods in processes including quality control, booking in inbound deliveries and processing customer returns
• Loading goods on to delivery vehicles.
• Carry out annual/perpetual stock tacking process.
• Cleaning and maintaining the warehouse will also be part of the daily routine.
• With heavy equipment in operation, warehouses can be dangerous places, so following workplace health and safety rules will be essential.

 

Skills and Competencies:

1. A customer service approach  and sales understanding
2. The ideal candidate will be motivated, hardworking, diligent and well organised.
3. Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
4. Performs well under pressure
5. Resilience in a fast-paced and complex organisation
6. Strong verbal communication skills
7. Strong organisational skills.
8. An ability to see where processes can be improved and follow processes and procedures accurately.
9. Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
10. Be physically fit and able to lift and move heavy packages
11. Be adaptable and flexible in their approach to work

 

Previous experience of using forklifts desirable

 

For a comprehensive job description and more information send us your CV, a summary of your experience; and we'll contact you to arrange a face-to-face meeting!