The posting
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Job Details
Job Title: Warehouse Operative Location: Belfast Work Pattern: Monday to Thursday 18:00-02:30, Friday 18:00-01:30 (39 hours per week) Salary: £13.07 per hour, plus shift allowances and night premiums
Summary of Role
We are looking for reliable and motivated Warehouse Operatives to join our Belfast team. In this role, you will be responsible for accurately picking and assembling customer orders using handheld scanning technology, ensuring products are handled safely and efficiently. You will play a key role in maintaining service excellence, stock accuracy, and operational standards within a fast-paced distribution environment.
Responsibilities
- Accurately pick products and assemble customer orders using handheld scanners.
- Move between workstations and operational areas as required.
- Resolve stock exceptions by transferring products to the correct locations.
- Ensure products are packed appropriately to prevent damage during handling and transit.
- Report any damaged stock or operational issues to the Team Leader or Supervisor.
- Identify and report pick-face errors promptly to maintain stock accuracy.
- Adhere to housekeeping standards and maintain a clean working environment.
- Comply with all company health and safety procedures and wear required PPE at all times.
Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent customer service awareness.
- Good numerical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to follow processes and work accurately under pressure.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Commitment to health and safety standards.
- Flexible approach to supporting operational requirements.
Desirable
- Previous warehouse or distribution experience.
- Experience using handheld scanning equipment.
- Knowledge of warehouse stock control processes.
- Familiarity with working in a target-driven environment.
- Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) principles.
- Experience handling pharmaceutical or healthcare products.
- Basic IT skills.
- Experience working evening or night shifts.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate of £13.07.
- Additional shift allowances and night premiums.
- Company pension scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Full training provided.
- Opportunities for career development and progression.
- Supportive team environment.
- Access to employee wellbeing initiatives.
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High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.
Less than 2 years of experience in warehouse support, distribution operations, shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, or a related field required.
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or equivalent certification preferred.
Knowledge in warehouse operations processes, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, staging, and shipping. Knowledge in inventory control principles, stock movement tracking, and material traceability requirements. Knowledge in temperature-controlled handling and cold chain support requirements for sensitive products and materials. Knowledge in packaging materials, reusable shipping assets, and replenishment practices within warehouse operations. Knowledge in shipment documentation, operational recordkeeping, and transaction processing requirements. Knowledge in safe material handling practices and the use of warehouse equipment and tools. Ability to follow established warehouse procedures and standardized work instructions. Ability to maintain accurate records and update operational information in warehouse systems and logs. Ability to identify inventory, packaging, shipment, and material handling exceptions for further action. Ability to support timely and accurate order preparation and material movement activities. Ability to manage multiple routine tasks across warehouse workflows while maintaining accuracy. Ability to work with temperature-sensitive materials in line with defined handling requirements.
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
