Warehouse Operative

• Based at our offices in Aylesbeare, UK
• Full-time, Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours a week

Mallory International is a leading UK export bookseller and supplier of educational materials, working with schools and universities all over the world.

We have a friendly and collaborative work culture, and are dedicated to an efficient, approachable, and innovative service.

We have two warehouses at the Aylesbeare site, one of which houses the Academic operation, dealing predominantly with book orders, and the Schools operation occupies the second, handling mostly educational resources. Each of the warehouses will be run by an Assistant Manager, and the Warehouse Manager will oversee the operation of both.

What you will be doing:

1. The efficient receipt, storage and packing of a wide range of supplier/publisher orders including books and educational resources.
2. Fulfilling the daily priorities, as instructed by the Warehouse Manager, using the correct processes and systems, and working to the required standard.
3. Awareness of the workplace health and safety standards.
4. Liaising with the sales teams with regards to the assigned workload.
5. Maintaining the tidiness of the warehouse, particularly own work section, also ensuring that customer orders do not get lost due to not being logged correctly.
6. Ensuring the return of stock promptly by adhering to the agreed procedure.
7. Informing office staff of any discrepancies on their orders immediately in line with the queries procedure.
8. Attending and contributing to warehouse team meetings.
9. Willingness to take on additional responsibilities such as in-house working groups/ first aid/ fire safety.

What we expect of you:

1. Good team working skills
2. Excellent verbal and written communication
3. High level of IT knowledge, particularly Access
4. Logical Reasoning
5. Exceptional eye for detail
6. Numerical and technical skills
7. Ability to work well in a pressurised environment

Reporting:

Mallory International employs 35 members of staff and is divided into two sales departments: Schools and Academic as well as Service part of the company: Systems, Finance, and the Warehouse.

Each department is headed by a manager who specialises in the relevant area of expertise and who reports to the Directors, who are responsible for providing the overall leadership of the company.

There are frequent discussions with staff to ensure an equable allocation of workload. This role will be line managed by the Head of Warehousing.

Other:

The above lists are not comprehensive. In a small business it is reasonable for all staff, at all levels of responsibility, to contribute as required to the general operation of the business, and this may involve a wide range of other tasks. The core activities of the job are, however, as above.

We offer different ways to work flexibly, so please feel free to talk about what this means to you at your interview.

This is a permanent role with a 3-month probation period. £27,750 per annum starting salary.. 37.5 hours a week, Mon to Fri.