Warehouse Operative | FTC | Rotating Days

We are actively looking for experienced Warehouse Operatives to join our team based at our purpose-built Raunds campus in Northamptonshire on a fixed-term contract from April to the 15^th 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:

• Rotating Days – 6:00 – 14:00 & 14:00 – 22:00 (Monday to Friday)
• Please note that flexibility is expected, and you may 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

Please note that this advert summarises the main duties and responsibilities and may be subject to change.

• 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.