Arco: Experts In Safety
Senior Warehouse Operative

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About The Role
If you’re an experienced Warehouse Operative looking for the next step in your career, this could be a brilliant role for you!
Our cutting-edge Distribution Centre in Hull dispatches roughly 300 pallets and 8,000 parcels daily to 25,000 customers across the UK and Ireland. As a Senior Warehouse Operative, you’ll manage a small team within our DC to achieve our objectives, being responsible for driving performance as well as taking on people management responsibilities such as managing sickness, absence, holidays and workload.
The shift pattern for the role is rotational between 06:00 - 14:00 and 14:00 - 22:00, Monday to Friday, with no contractual weekend or bank holiday working.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a lead Warehouse person, working closely with your Team Leader to manage your team of Operatives and support on continuous improvement projects
- Ensuring compliance with a set of operating procedures, using computer and manual systems to achieve agreed operational targets
- Managing the quality of work produced alongside resource planning and utilisation alongside performance and absence management
- Being responsible for Health & Safety at all times
- Communicating with your team, being the point of contact, helping and advising colleagues
- Analysing and resolving standard operational problems, including use of the Warehouse Management/SAP Systems
- Managing your team’s performance and conducting performance reviews
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On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
- A competitive starting salary plus bonus
- 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays which rises with service, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days each calendar year
- 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
- An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
- A huge range of discounts to help with cost of living via Perkbox plus Employee Discount on Arco products
- Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Cash Plan where we'll reimburse up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
- Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
- Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years
The ideal Senior Warehouse Operative will be/have:
- Previous warehouse experience
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety
- Product knowledge including pack quantities and quality
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
- A strong will to achieve departmental goals and seeking continuous improvement
- Accuracy, and the ability to instil this as a key measure within the Department
- Basic IT skills with good knowledge of WMS/SAP systems


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About Us
With a proud 140-year legacy, you’ll be part of something special when you join the UK’s leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, Arco’s size, scale and reputation are why we have such an impressive portfolio of satisfied customers.
It’s an exciting time for us, and whatever your role, you’ll play a part in Arco’s journey to become more profitable and sustainable. To drive a performance culture, we consistently invest in our people to ensure we push for shared success. We respect and value everyone’s unique skills, experience and ideas so you’ll have ample opportunity to help shape our future growth and be rewarded for delivering against our targets.
At Arco, inclusion means ensuring everyone feels valued, respected and able to be their best. We celebrate the unique skills, experiences and perspectives each colleague brings, and we’re committed to creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. As part of our journey to everyday inclusion, we recognise that individual needs may vary. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know. Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.
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