Warehouse Operative

The logistics team at IKEA Gateshead are looking for people to join our Replenishment team & Goods Flow Team. We are looking for proactive and energetic individuals, who are not afraid to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment. We are on the lookout for someone who has great communication skills, attention to detail and a passion for stock accuracy and follow in-store health and safety guidelines.

We’re a diverse group of people who work behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available our customers. At the end of the day, that’s one of the foundations to make IKEA even better! It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to achieve our business goals. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds to our team.

This is a physically demanding role which will involve a lot of manual handling and walking throughout the store.

For Goods Flow - Fork Lift Truck (FLT) experience is preferred but not essential. We use counterbalance & reach trucks. There is an additional allowance for FLT.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

Contract hours: 18, 24 & 30 hours
Contract type: permanent
Hourly Rate: £9.50
Nightshift Allowance: £2.03 for hours worked between 11pm-6am
Shifts: between 11:00pm-10:00am, 7 days a week and 3 out of 4 weekend. (Please keep this in mind if you are relying on public transport)

Due to IKEA Health and Safety requirements, we are looking for candidates who are over the age of 18.

Looking to develop your career? Working at IKEA, we recognize the need to look after & develop our people. You can grow and develop with us.

We offer a range of co-worker benefits such as co-worker discount, pension scheme, uniform provision, subsidized co-worker meals, a year-end gift and many more! Apart from this you are also joining a fantastic business with great people who will be your co-workers.

Come see things a little differently with us and be part of creating a better everyday life for the many.

Various co-worker roles are available across the Logistics function, working between 3 & 5 days depending on contract size.

We require all our co-workers to have good availability. We are committed to giving each co-worker 1 in 4 weekends off..

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working to ensure that large volumes of products are unloaded, replenished and picked for our customers
• Takes responsibility to ensure a safe working environment for yourself, colleagues and our customers
• Work with our internal systems to ensure that customers have accurate and full stock availability at all times
• Receives stock into the building checking stock accuracy

APPLY NOW

At IKEA we have a commitment to create an environment that is diverse and inclusive and invite anyone that is interested in working with a great team to apply. So that we can get to know you better please tell us about your job history or attach a covering letter & up to date CV with your application. Successful candidates will receive information about the next steps via email & you will be invited to complete a live video interview with one of our hiring manages.

All Candidates will receive an outcome on their application via email so please check your email regularity for updates.

Any questions email us: ikea.recruitmentso.gb@ingka.ikea.com and we’ll be happy to help!