IKEA Quality Operative

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The successful candidate will be working as part of the Quality Team to ensure the correct management and return of stock. The role involves a lot of interaction with road crews and warehouse staff, therefore effective communication is essential. There will be some warehouse duties required when we are accepting stock back into the warehouse as well as quality checking orders before we dispatch them to the customers.

Why You Should Work For Wincanton

  • 40 hour working week
  • 4 days on, 4 days off
  • Unrivalled salary - £27,407.12 per annum
  • Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
  • Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
  • Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation
  • RAC cover
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free on-site parking
  • Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees
  • Healthcare cash plan programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Death in service benefit – although we hope you never have to use it!
  • Driver Awards and Recognition

What will you be doing as a Quality Administrator?

  • Working in a team environment in a safe manner
  • Adhering to site Health & Safety regulations
  • Adhering to site Safe Systems of Work
  • Quality checking all stock, so it arrives with our customers in perfect condition
  • Labelling items accurately to ensure they are held within the right location in the warehouse
  • Checking stock upon return to warehouse
  • Running daily reports systematically to track our stock
  • Answering phone calls when road crews call in with stock related issues
  • Debriefing of stock at the end of day

Relevant Skills And Experience As a Quality Administrator

  • PC literate with good knowledge of Excel
  • Ability to read and understand instructions
  • Confident working as part of a team
  • Self‑motivated to work as an individual when required
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment

In addition to a generous salary, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety‑first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more. Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi‑skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; Excellence, Integrity, Passion, Proactivity, Togetherness & Trust.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel safe, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes. Attracting diverse teams, we believe in creating an inclusive, respectful organisational culture for our colleagues and future talent. Find out more: Wincanton champions a diverse workforce.

Seniority level

  • Entry level

Employment type

  • Full‑time

Job function

  • Quality Assurance

Industries

  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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