Warehouse Operative

£26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Operations Assistant - Reading (RG30 6BX) - Plumb Centre

So, who are we? We are Plumb Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.  

Also, did we mention? In addition to the £26,695 salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.   

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more.

As a Operations Assistant based in Reading, you’ll be responsible for:

• General Warehouse duties.
• Picking and packing stock, which will involve heavy lifting and manual handling of heavy items like boilers, radiators, toilets etc.
• Loading/unloading vehicles safely.
• Ensuring the workplace is tidy and adheres to our health and safety procedures.
• You will need to support the Trade Counter as required providing exceptional customer service at all times.

The role is full time, permanent position, 40hrs per week, Monday-Friday 07:00-16:00. Alternate Saturdays 08:00-12:00 after probation, paid as overtime.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Experience working in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Full UK manual driving license is preferable - to cover driver holidays.
• Able to handle a physically demanding job.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in customer interactions.
• Dependable team player, prepared to support in all areas of the branch with a strong work ethic.
• Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.

We look forward to receiving your application!