Stores Operative
Job description
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A busy and long established and growing business in Brackley is looking for a reliable, hands-on Stores Operative to join the team.
This is a varied role working across stores, dispatch and the yard, supporting the smooth running of a fast-paced production environment.
You'll be involved in loading and unloading vehicles, preparing goods for dispatch, picking and packing, stock organisation, palletising goods and keeping the stores and yard areas running efficiently and safely.
The role would suit someone practical, organised and proactive who enjoys being busy and takes pride in doing a job properly.
What we're looking for:
- Previous stores, warehouse or yard experience
- Forklift Truck experience (Counterbalance preferred - expired licences considered)
- Comfortable with manual handling and hands-on work
- Basic IT confidence / ability to learn systems
- Reliable with a good work ethic
- Able to work well within a team and use initiative
- Good attention to detail and organisation
- Experience using warehouse or stock systems would be helpful, although full training will be given on internal systems and processes.
The role includes:
- Loading and unloading deliveries
- Picking, packing and preparing orders
- Booking and coordinating courier collections
- Measuring, weighing and labelling goods
- Stock organisation and pallet management
- General housekeeping and maintaining a tidy, safe working environment
- Supporting production and dispatch teams as needed
Hours:
9:00am - 5:30pm
This is a great opportunity to join a friendly, hardworking team with training and long-term opportunities available for the right person. Immediate start available.
Application process
Employ Direct is an advertising service of Cameo Consultancy (Recruitment) Limited. When applying for this role, should you be successful, your details will be forwarded directly to our client, and they will contact you.
Key skills
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Application advice
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🚛 Highlight your forklift certification prominently - the advert specifically mentions counterbalance preference
📦 Quantify your warehouse experience: "Processed 200+ orders daily" or "Managed 5,000 SKU inventory"
🎯 Emphasise manual handling capabilities and physical fitness for this hands-on role
💻 Mention any warehouse management systems you've used (WMS, SAP, etc.) as they value IT confidence
⏰ Stress your reliability and punctuality - they need someone for immediate start at 9am-5:30pm
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- •Operated counterbalance forklift to load 150+ pallets daily, maintaining 99.8% accuracy in goods dispatch across 3 warehouse zones
- •Coordinated courier collections for 80+ daily shipments, reducing dispatch delays by 25% through improved booking system management
- •Managed stock organisation for 2,500 SKUs using warehouse management system, achieving 98% inventory accuracy during monthly audits
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Stores Operative position at the Brackley facility perfectly matches my warehouse background and forklift expertise. Having worked in fast-paced production environments, I understand the critical importance of accurate picking, efficient dispatch coordination, and maintaining safety standards across stores and yard operations.
My background in warehouse operations has equipped me with strong manual handling capabilities, attention to detail in stock management, and the reliability essential for your 9am-5:30pm operation. I'm particularly drawn to roles where I can use both physical skills and initiative to support production teams while maintaining organised, efficient working environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›What types of forklift have you operated and what's your experience with counterbalance trucks?
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when picking orders in a busy warehouse environment?
- ›Describe your experience with warehouse management systems or stock control software
- ›What safety procedures do you follow when manually handling heavy goods?
- ›How would you organise a stores area to maximise efficiency and safety?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to work under pressure to meet dispatch deadlines
- ›Describe a situation where you spotted an error in stock levels - how did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you've had to use your initiative to solve a problem in the warehouse
- ›How do you maintain accuracy and attention to detail during repetitive tasks?
- ›Tell me about a time you worked effectively as part of a team to achieve a common goal
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to work under pressure to meet dispatch deadlines
Describe a situation where you spotted an error in stock levels - how did you handle it?