Warehouse Assistant

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Bookspeed Full time

Job Title:
Warehouse Assistant (Full-time, Temporary)


Location:
Edinburgh


Line Manager:
Warehouse Manager / Deputy Warehouse Manager


Salary:
£23,392.83 per annum


About the company:

Bookspeed is an imaginative, energetic, and customer-focused place to work.

We have two driving aims to ensure our customers' success, because we can only thrive if they do, and to make Bookspeed a safe, friendly, and inclusive workplace for everyone on the team.


We are a wholesale book distributor, devising ranges of books for retailers from big High St chains, national visitor attractions and garden centres to small owner-run businesses, from quirky gift shops to grand castles and country houses.

We've been doing this for over 30 years and we're good at it, because we love doing it

Scope of the Role:


Bookspeed has a vacancy for an energetic and efficient individual to join its team of experienced operatives from June until Christmas 2024, a final working date to be decided.

This is a fixed term offer.

Responsible for:

Goods Inwards

  • Unpacking stock from suppliers
  • Scanning in stock onto our system
  • Shelving stock accurately according to our alphabetical and binordered systems
  • Reorganising shelves to accommodate new ranges
Goods outwards

  • Picking orders quickly and accurately
  • Packing securely to ensure boxes are within weight guidelines and the goods will not be damaged in transit
Other duties

  • General housekeeping
  • Tidying shelves, keeping aisles clear, sweeping and cleaning communal surfaces
As your work progresses you will be trained in additional duties carried out by the Warehouse Team.

Terms and Conditions
Bookspeed is a Living Wage and Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Full-time staff receive 32 days holiday per year.

This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The Warehouses are open 8am - 5pm and your shift will be between these hours (e.g. 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm). The working hours may change according to the needs of the business. Full-time staff have two paid breaks of 15 minutes each and an unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes.

You may be required to work overtime, with notice, which will be paid at time and half for any hours worked beyond your contracted weekly hours.

This could include Saturday working.

Peak time shifts:

in order to achieve maximum productivity, we may spread the workload throughout a longer day by operating a shift system for at least the last three months of the year.

This will not mean longer working hours, but you will be required to either start and finish earlier or later.


Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary contract

Contract length: 7 months

Pay:
£23,392.83 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Onsite parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person
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