Warehouse Assistant

Starting salary: £25,770
Contract type: Permanent
Grade: 1 
Location: Seafield Retail Warehouse, Edinburgh
Working Hours: 5 days out of 7, 35 hours per week (including weekends and public holidays)
Interviews: To be held in person at Seafield Retail Warehouse on Week Commencing 5 January 2026.

As a Warehouse Assistant, you will form part of a team of 6, based at the Seafield Warehouse and Distribution Centre. Your core responsibility is to work with the team to deliver retail products and assets to our sites and properties across Scotland, as well as assist with maintaining stock of 1300 lines, and picking and packing of deliveries – both to our sites and online shop customers.

For more information about the post and information about the team, please access the  full job description for this post. Please note that if you don't have Office 365 installed on your device, this can be opened using your browser.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

• Picking and packing of site stock orders, ensuring accuracy of both the stock delivered and information input into the stock management system to allow for accurate reporting.
• Receiving and quality checking of incoming stock, including accurate receipting of goods within the stock management system to allow for accurate reporting and invoices to be paid on time.
• Safe movement of goods around the warehouse. 
• Follow stock procedures, including completing any audit paperwork.
• Delivery of goods to our sites as per the van delivery schedule.
• Assisting with the picking and packing of orders for our online shop customers, ensuring packing to the high standard customers expect, and meeting delivery deadlines.
• Liaise with sites regarding stock queries, deliveries etc
• Liaise with suppliers on issues arriving from delivery/stock.
• Picking and packing of hampers/gift baskets/gift bags if required.
• Liaise with merchandising and buying teams regarding stock queries, deliveries etc
• Work with rest of warehouse team to prepare for and deliver two annual stock takes.
• Follow all health and safety legislations/requirements relating to the busy warehouse, including manual handling when physically moving stock.
• Keep warehouse housekeeping standards, to ensure a clean and safe environment.

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to complete a cover letter which addresses:

1. Why you are interested in the post with Historic Environment Scotland

2. How you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 800 words), using examples of where you have used these skills in the past.

Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met these criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing, as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Essential Criteria:

• Proficiency in using a computer and a willingness to develop your digital skills 
• Experience in a warehouse environment 
• Current full UK driving licence 

Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our  full job description

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at  or call our Head Office at and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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