Warehouse Operative - Forklift Licence Required

The Bread Factory

London£13.00Full time

About us:

The Bread Factory is the UK’s leading artisan bakery. We make award-winning bread, pastries, and cakes, and as well as supporting our neighbourhood bakeries at GAIL’s, we are the proud suppliers behind London’s Michelin restaurants, prestigious hotels, and even Buckingham Palace! We believe in making good bread. We may have grown over the years, but our philosophy has not changed… to make exceptional quality artisan bread, cakes, and pastries so more people can enjoy them. We bake by hand with natural ingredients, we insist on the finest ingredients, and though we’re always innovating, our baking is based on time-honoured techniques and our decades-old starters. Nothing pleasures us as much as a freshly baked, lovingly crafted loaf. Product is at the heart of our bakeries and everything we do must tell a story that inspires, our people to support us on our journey of growth, leading the way for artisan baking in the UK.


Location: Hendon (London)

Working Hours: 5:00am - 5:00pm

Shift pattern: 4 days on/4 days off on a rota basis, Mon-Sun, any 4 days out of 7.

Counterbalance Forklift Driving Licence and Full UK Driving Licence required.


Key Responsibilities:

· Complying with the Company’s Health and Safety regulations.

· Complying with the Company’s personal Hygiene regulations.

· Receiving goods into the warehouse, trace them and allocate them to the different departments on a FEFO basis

· Ensure bakers have raw materials available at all times

· Stock control

· Inform Warehouse Manager with any potential drawbacks


Main Duties:

· Daily/Weekly/Monthly stock control

· Warehouse FEFO rotation, regular cleaning and tidying according to Company regulations

· Gail's packaging, stock and orders management

· Stock rotation

· Traceability on all products that enter the Warehouse

· Accurate daily transfers to each Production department

· Temperature checking for fridge every 3 hours


Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

· Monitor Ingredients shortages complaints from Production

· Feedback from Technical Department and Day Operations Manager

· Accuracy on stock control/ordering

Person Specification

· Good knowledge of written and spoken English

· Punctuality and good attention to details

· Management skills

· Knowledge of MS Office

· Hold C/B & Flexi truck licence

· Knowledge of Epicor Tropos WMS.

· Check accuracy of delivery - "Transfer Orders and PO lines".

· Carry out daily forklift inspections.


What’s in it for you?

  • Hourly rate of £13.00 per hour (bi-weekly pay)
  • And enjoy eating our products in your break and take a loaf with you home every day
  • 40% - 50% discount at The Bread Factory and GAIL’s Bakery
  • 24-hour GP service


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