Join our team!

We are looking for an energetic Warehouse Operative to join our team and help us maintain warehouse operation. The Warehouse Operative role is crucial to our success in ensuring the safe and efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of warehouse materials, goods and products to feed the production schedule and customer demand.

The warehouse operative is responsible for the following:

• Unloading deliveries and completing goods intake paperwork;
• Checking for damaged or missing items;
• Storing goods appropriately both on and off-site;
• Picking and packing orders for dispatch;
• Preparing packaging for despatch;
• Ordering pallets;
• Wrapping and labelling pallets for despatch;
• Moving stock around either by hand, using lifting equipment or a forklift truck (if licenced)
• Loading trucks with goods for dispatch;
• Detailing what orders are required to be placed for ingredients and packaging;
• Preparing ingredients for pre-batch;
• Delivering materials to production in compliance with production standards;
• Completing documentation regarding stock and inventory;
• Keeping accurate stock records;
• Carrying out daily and weekly stock counts, and as required;
• Keeping all paperwork up to date;
• Carrying out waste management procedures for food, general waste and cardboard; ensuring effective recycling;
• Lifting and moving products in accordance with safe manual handling procedures;
• Operating in a safe manner complying with all health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure own safety of others;
• Handling hazardous materials in an appropriate manner;
• Cleaning the warehouse and yard and keeping these areas well organised and tidy to ensure operational efficiency;
• Recommending changes that improve efficiency and add value.
• Applying experience and logic;
• Demonstrating excellent team working skills and collaborate effectively at all times;
• Working accurately and methodically, planning and organising work effectively.
• Complying with the Health & Safety Act 1974 and resultant regulations and codes of practice and follow site security policy and procedures.

A forklift truck licence is required.

You'll be based on-site at our Bakery in Harthill, located between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

This is a full time (40 hours) role working Monday - Thursday 6am to 4.40pm. Our core hours are 6am - 8pm and flexibility will be required between these hours.

About Lazy Day Foods

Lazy Day Foods is run by Dr Sally Beattie and Emer Bustard. They are professional food scientists, with a personal interest in food intolerances. Sally and Emer have been running Lazy Day Foods since 2006 from their own dedicated, award winning, free-from bakery in Scotland. They are passionate about making high quality treats for everyone to enjoy.

The mission of Lazy Day Foods is to bring a little relaxation and happiness into the busy lives of people with food intolerances or those on restricted diets such as vegans. Now with the help of Lazy Day Foods, everyone will be able to have their cake and eat it!

Some of the benefits of working for Lazy Day Foods

This is an exciting opportunity if you love being part of a growing organisation that has the creation of the tastiest treats, products of the highest quality and the delight of our customers at the heart of everything we do. This job enables you to work in a small but perfectly formed and ever-growing team of highly skilled and committed people.

· Monday – Thursday shift pattern

· Guaranteed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and 2nd January off.

· Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family

· Company pension

· Discounted products

Is this your dream job?

Sound interesting? Apply today!

We are a warm and friendly team, and we look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you soon!

To know more, take a look at our website www.lazydayfoods.com

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,752.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Warehouse experience: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Fork Lift Truck Licence (required)
• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person