Backs Warehouse Operative - DXF
Job description
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An exciting new Warehouse Operative opportunity at DX!
*** This is a Backshift / Afternoons vacancy***
About Us
DX are a market leading provider of a wide range of delivery services, including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services.
We provide a wide range of specialist delivery services to both business and residential addresses across the UK and Ireland. We have three divisions, DX Freight, DX Express and DX Logistics. Our approach is straight-forward and no-nonsense. Our goal is to Deliver Exactly to our customers’ requirements. Key to what we do at DX is our people and we are incredibly proud of the dedicated team we have built.
At DX, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background.
Benefits:
At DX, our people are the foundation of our success. We reward our employees by providing different benefits at various stages of your employment with us, the most recent benefit we have added is Company Healthcare, which you become eligible for after 6 months of continuous service. This is a company paid for scheme at Level 1 allowing you to claim back for dental care and optician fees amongst other things. This is just one of the benefits that come with working at DX, the others are listed below:
- Competitive Rates of Pay
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
- Holidays: 20 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
- Long Service Recognition scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GP
- DX Discounts Portal
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
Role summary:
DX Warehouse Operatives are responsible to ensure the safe and efficient unloading and loading of freight from vehicles into, and from the site. They will also support the delivery operation to ensure the correct freight is loaded to complete the delivery routes.
Key responsibilities:
- Represent DX in a professional manner at all times
- Follow all aspects of DX Manual Handling and safe working policies, including the correct use of all PPE
- Observe and adhere to all DX procedures and policies at all times
- Handle all freight with care and attention
- Access and egress vehicles using the correct means
- Use the correct equipment and methods for handling and moving all freight
- Ensure all deliveries are loaded safely prior to leaving the site
- Report all damages immediately to your line manager
- Ensure all freight being loaded or unloaded matches relevant paperwork / scanner information
- Ensure that customers freight is transported, stored safely and treated with respect
- Ensure the security of freight and company assets by reporting any suspicious activity to your line manager or the security team
- Ensure the warehouse is kept tidy and H&S issues are reported immediately
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Application advice
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📦 Emphasise your warehouse and freight handling experience prominently as DX specifically needs operatives for loading/unloading operations
🛡️ Highlight any manual handling training, PPE usage, or health and safety certifications as these are core requirements
🚛 Mention experience with delivery operations, vehicle loading, or logistics coordination to match their delivery route support needs
📱 Include any scanner system or warehouse technology experience as the role requires matching freight to scanner information
⏰ Specify your availability for backshift/afternoon hours as this is explicitly an afternoon vacancy
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- •Managed daily freight loading operations for 45+ delivery vehicles, maintaining 99.2% accuracy in scanner system matching
- •Implemented manual handling procedures across 12,000 sq ft warehouse, reducing workplace incidents by 28% over 8 months
- •Coordinated afternoon shift operations for parcel sorting facility, processing 850+ packages daily with zero damage reports
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Dear Hiring Manager,
DX Network Services' reputation as a market-leading delivery provider makes this Warehouse Operative position in Exeter particularly appealing, especially given my experience in freight handling and manual handling procedures. Your afternoon backshift role perfectly matches my availability and expertise in warehouse operations.
My background in logistics operations has equipped me with the precise attention to detail needed for matching freight to scanner information and ensuring safe loading procedures. I understand the critical importance of PPE compliance and health and safety protocols in warehouse environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with manual handling procedures and PPE requirements
- ›How would you ensure freight matches scanner information during loading operations?
- ›What steps would you take to safely load and unload freight from vehicles?
- ›How do you maintain warehouse tidiness and identify H&S issues?
- ›Explain your approach to handling different types of freight safely
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work carefully with fragile or valuable items
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a safety concern in the workplace
- ›How do you maintain professional standards when working under time pressure?
- ›Give an example of when you had to follow strict procedures or policies
- ›Tell me about your experience working afternoon or backshift hours
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work carefully with fragile or valuable items
Describe a situation where you identified a safety concern in the workplace