Warehouse Operative | FTC | Evenings

We are actively looking for experienced Warehouse Operatives to join our Primary Distribution Centre at Howden, East Yorkshire, on a fixed-term contract from April to mid-November 2025. (40 hours per week)

This is an essential role in the warehouse where you will be working as part of a team to support the sale of trade-only kitchen products through the receipt, storage, and despatching customer orders.

Shift Pattern:

• Evenings 14:00 – 22:00 (Monday – Friday)
• Please note that flexibility is expected, and you will be required to support over the weekend on occasion.

The Warehouse Operative role includes:

• Receipt of palletised products from manufacturing into the warehouse
• Locating pallets into designated storage positions
• Picking and building customer orders accurately
• Loading pallets safely onto trailers for despatch to our stores
• Achieving individual and team targets

Our Warehouse Operatives need to:

• Have excellent attention to detail and the ability to work within timescales
• Handle stock both physically and with Manual Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Have high regard for both their personal and team health and safety, reporting hazards and near misses and taking reasonable steps to ensure safety where needed
• Be able to use their initiative and undertake their responsibilities often without direct supervision to complete their designated work allocation
• Have previous warehouse or logistics experience, ideally in a FMCG environment 
• FLT experience is desirable but not essential

How to apply

This advert summarises the main duties and responsibilities and may be subject to change.

As part of the application process you will need to follow the steps below;

• Tick the box to say they are a current worker at Howdens
• Answer Yes to have you informed your Line Manager
• When asked for an Employee Number – input 00000

If you have any questions or need further support or information, don't hesitate to contact Lauren Hardaker, Recruitment Advisor, or any member of the recruitment team.