Warehouse Operative
Job Description
Job title: Warehouse Operative
Company: Barrett Steel
Job description: Location : Edinburgh, UK Job Advert
All About Us
Barrett Steel Limited are the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 30 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder. For more information about the company visit
Based at our Newbridge Site, we have a vacancy for a Warehouse Operative on the weekly rotating shift – Monday to Friday – 6:00am to 2:30pm Monday to Friday then 2:30pm to 11:00pm
We want to hear from operational people who are looking for a new opportunity and would like to come and work for us! We want individuals who share our values; hard-working, focused, can work cohesively as a team and deliver to high standards.
The purpose of this role is to ensure customers’ orders are fulfilled to the highest standards in a fast-paced environment. Specific tasks could include:
- Pick computer generated orders with repetitive handling/lifting of heavy and large item
- Work efficiently and effectively as part of a team and on your own.
- Transferring stock to its location using a Forklift trucks and cranes. No previous experience required as training will be provided.
- Assisting in the overall production and dispatch of customers’ orders.
- Maintain high levels of Health and Safety at all times
- Be adaptable and flexible in approach to work to meet operational requirements
We offer you
- £28,000
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Bonus potential
- Life Assurance
- Access to health and wellbeing services
- Discounts on retail and leisure
- Career potential across the group
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
- Have a flexible attitude, be results oriented, and enjoy working in a team environment.
- Crane, Fork-Lift and Side-loader is desirable but not essential.
- Health & Safety awareness.
- Driving Licence is essential.
How it feels to work for us
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change. Hours Monday to Friday – 6:00am to 2:30pm Monday to Friday then 2:30pm to 11:00pm
Department Warehouse
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Full time
Salary £28,000
Expected salary: £28000 per year
Location: Edinburgh
