Warehouse Operative

Job description
Job Description

We have an excellent opportunity for a Warehouse Operative in our Border Control Operation Department. Ideally, you will have extensive operational expertise, which may have been gained while working in a warehouse, factory, construction, or logistics facility. The primary responsibility of this position is to handle and unload items from containers in a safe and timely way while complying to business policy and procedures, as well as dealing with our customers and making sure their needs are met.

About The Role

How will you contribute:
• Ensure the handling and unloading of container good are carried out in an efficient and safe manner and in line with the Operations Manual standards.
• Operate Forklift Truck as and when required to efficiently and accurately move Containers, following the safety guidelines of the Battery Charging Units and securely parking Forklift at completion of operation.
• Perform safely the connection / disconnection and monitoring of Refrigerated containers as and when required.
• Undertake training courses as advised by the BCP Manager.
• After a period of training, to act as a Leading Hand, responsible for carrying out daily container examinations as requested by Port Health
• Ensure that a safe and healthy work environment exists, by adhering to company health, safety and environment policies, to achieve full compliance with the relevant legislation.
• In addition to the duties listed above, the jobholder is expected to perform other ad-hoc duties assigned by the line manager from time to time.

What Will You Bring.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• Experience within a similar role
• A good understanding of operational activities including Safe Working Practices
• Experience within industrial, logistics or construction industry is preferred.
• Experience dealing with customers, on site and working alongside them.
• A Forklift licence and experience is preferred
• Good computer skills and the ability to use all Microsoft applications
• To be fit and able to handle and lift cargo restraining equipment, including heavy loads
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

NOTE: All our roles are subject to the below:
• We may close our roles early, depending on the number of applications received.
• The ability to work in the UK
• A full valid UK driving licence or appropriate international licence allowing you to drive on UK roads.
• No unspent criminal convictions
• Able to meet the safety critical medical and fitness requirements of the role which include but are not limited to, weight, height, blood pressure, hearing.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for millions of people around the world. DP World is here to make trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With more than 106,500 employees across 73 countries, we are pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. By integrating our physical infrastructure with cutting-edge technology, we create efficient end-to-end solutions, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses - Ports and Terminals, Economic Zones, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.