Warehouse Worker

**Warehouse Team Member (Hook and Monkton Deverill)**

**Responsible for working as a team to ensure the smooth running of the M&F warehouses**

**Job title**:Warehouse Team Member
**Reporting to**: The Warehouse Manager
**Salary**: £25 - 28k depending on skills
**Hours**:8.30 - 5.30 Mon-Fri
**Location**: Main Warehouse - Hook

**Overview**

As we continue to grow our business, we need to expand our team. We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic person who can come and join our small and friendly Warehouse team.

As a member of the warehouse team, you will be reliable, enthusiastic and dedicated and we want you to share our passion for what we do. You will receive full training but will need to be ready to hit the ground running and quickly be able to integrate yourself in to the team.

You will be performing general warehouse duties, preparing customer orders ready for dispatch, managing goods in / out of the warehouse, stock control as well as cleaning and preparing furniture. There will also be a requirement to support our photographer (on site) with the photo shoots. The job is based at our main Warehouse in Hook but we also have another warehouse in Warminster which you will need to travel to and from.

It is a very exciting opportunity to develop your skills and work alongside an ambitious and passionate team. We are a small hands on business with a work hard, but have a fun time, spirit and are growing quickly so is an exciting time to be joining us - we need your help so come and join us on this journey.

**Who we are**

Merchant & Found is one of Europe’s leading on-line vintage furniture and lighting specialists. We are a small energetic team growing extremely fast, and with very exciting and ambitious plans for the future. We are based in Hook, Hampshire, in our own lovely offices where we have several warehouses and workshops. We buy vintage furniture all over Europe and sell globally to some very interesting and prestigious clients. We have had press coverage in The Times, The FT and in most major home interiors press.

We are passionate about what we do and it would definitely help if you love vintage furniture and/or home interiors. We have an informal fun culture and recognise that our team is absolutely everything, without the right team we will not succeed in our mission. It is a perfect time to join a rapidly growing business where your contribution will be recognised and rewarded as we grow, with huge opportunities to grow with us and be a big part of our future.

**Responsibilities and duties**

**Order preparation**
- Responsible for preparation of all customer orders ready for packing for dispatch
- Pack all orders ready for safe dispatch
- Ensure all customers receive great products

**Goods in/Out**

Support the warehouse to:

- Manage all goods into the warehouse
- Manage all goods out of the warehouse

**Photography**
- Working with the Warehouse team to manage the flow of products for all photoshoots

**Warehouse**
- Maintain the warehouse in a good, safe and tidy manner at all times

**Health and Safety**
- Ensure that at all times both warehouses and all work meets excellent health and safety for the employee and any visitors
- To ensure that no risk is taken with any health and safety concerning:

- Manual Lifting
- Forklifts and pallet trucks
- Use of ladders
- Covid 19
- Manual access to shelving/racking
- Electrical appliances
- Manual tools

**Transport**
- Support the Warehouse Team with the loading and unloading of the M&F truck as required, ensuring the truck load space is tidy and well maintained.

**Restoration**
- Work with warehouse team to restore and clean all products as required and to the instructions by PM and Warehouse Manager.

**Stock management**
- Ensure all products are labelled
- Know the location of all products

**What we offer**
- A competitive salary with pension contribution
- 22 days holiday a year (plus the bank holidays)
- Overtime available during busy periods
- Excellent career prospects with a chance to grow with the team and individually as the business expands
- Full Health & Safety training (including First Aid and Manual Handling)
- A staff discount on all M&F products
- A varied and versatile role
- Uniform is supplied

**What you offer**
- A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Enthusiastic and friendly
- Previous Warehouse Experience (desirable but not essential)
- Excellent team skills and communication
- Driving license and willing to travel

Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Warehouse experience: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/10/2024