Warehouse Assistant

John Lewis & Partners provided pay range This range is provided by John Lewis & Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range About The Role As a Warehouse Partner working in one of our distribution centres, you\'ll have the important role of making sure our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. Whether it\'s for shop deliveries or direct to customer orders, you\'ll handle the goods that pass through our warehouses efficiently and accurately. Working with a friendly and welcoming team, your respectful and hard-working nature will make all the difference to the sites efficiency and ultimately the service we provide to our customers. Key Responsibilities During a typical day, you\'ll be responsible for: - Helping to load and unload our lorries the day\'s deliveries. - Organising stock, ensuring that our goods and products are safely stored and replenished and that a safe working environment is adhered to at all times. - Picking and packing the orders for our customers and prepare these for delivery (John Lewis only). - Maintaining and taking pride in general housekeeping tasks to keep the operation running smoothly. - Supporting the whole warehouse team by being flexible, working in the areas of the site that need it most when required. Desirable skills/experience you may have - Previous experience of working in a warehouse is welcomed but not essential. We\'ll train you in all you need to know so that you can perform at your best, everyday. About The Partnership We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. 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