Job Description

The Opportunity

Kite Packaging have a brilliant opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to join their Warehouse team at their Waterlooville site. Kite Packaging was founded in 2001 with a unique vision and a philosophy of employee-ownership. We were a true greenfield start up and have grown quickly to be the 2nd largest packaging distributor in the UK. In the past year Kite has been awarded 'Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Midlands' and 'The Sunday Times Track 100 Fastest Profit Growth in the UK'.

Our growth has consistently been the best in our sector, and we are continually investing in our business and our greatest asset is our 'people'. Turnover in 2024 was 168m and our growth continues to accelerate.

You will be joining our Waterlooville Distribution Centre which consists of warehouse, customer services, purchasing and sales teams. Our distribution centres play a huge part in the business growth strategy through offering first class expertise to help its customer base reduce their total packaging costs.

Standard working hours are 08:00am-17:00pm Monday-Friday however can be expected to start as early as 6:00am when required.

The role of Warehouse Operative:

Duties will specifically cover the following areas:

Multi drop deliveries covering the South Coast Working to deadlines Work well within a team environment To help ensure health and safety standards and procedures are met

Key Skills and Operational Requirements:

The successful candidate will have the following:

Class 2 driving licence Flexibility and good work ethic Digital Tachograph Driver CPC No more than 6 points on your DVLA licence Have a positive attitude Attention to detail, take pride in themselves and their work

What you'll get:

Excellent competitive salary Good work life balance - Monday to Friday 22 days holiday, rising by 1 day each year up to 25, with the option to buy or sell up to 3 days After 6 months a range of benefits: life insurance, pension, cycle to work and an optional healthcare scheme The option to become a shareholder in the business after 6 months employment
Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

Waterlooville PO7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Warehouse: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

Category C Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Location:

Waterlooville PO7 (preferred)
Work Location: In person