Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operator
Nestlé Waters
Buxton, Derbyshire
Salary: £24,772 per annum plus excellent companywide benefits and opportunity for overtime.
Shift Pattern – 4 on 4 off, 2 days and 2 nights.

Position Summary

We are looking for Warehouse Operators to join our Nestlé Waters factory at our Buxton site to support the logistics department. We have permanent positions available.

Nestlé Waters is committed to bottling the very best waters from the source and straight to our customers via the most advanced and sustainable techniques currently employed.

We have a genuine passion for healthy hydration, a fabulous portfolio of brands, a clear strategy and a determination to win in the marketplace of both consumers and customers.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.

A day in the life of a Warehouse Operator

Reporting to the Shift Manager, your main accountability will be to achieve performance targets by operating machines and systems. In addition to this, you will be ensuring that the process runs at its optimum.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure high safety standards are adhered to in order to maintain a safe working environment.
• You will be responsible for ensuring the production line is cleared of pallets of finished goods, either to storage or
• marshalling location for line loading
• Approach work with a continuous improvement mind-set.
• Load or unload trailers through loading docks or loading bays
• Be a positive role model in terms of safety and ensure routines and standards are maintained
• Support with factory activities in order to achieve KPIs such as delivering packaging materials to the production line in a timely manner
• The role will also require adaptability and flexibility as you may be required to work in different areas of the department and plant.

What will make you successful

• Ability to operate all required MHE including Forklift Truck (e.g. Reach Truck, Counter Balance, T20) – if no license held inhouse training will be provided.
• You will need a practical approach to your work, along with a great can-do attitude.
• You will proactively promote positive safety behaviours around individual and safety of others
• It is essential that you have the ability to work as part of a team
• You will have a logical approach to your duties and be able to follow processes delivering compliance in safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferable but not essential – role specific, on the job training will be provided.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, competitive annual leave allowance, comprehensive pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is Monday 29th May 2023.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!