Temporary Stock-Take Operative
Job description
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- Must have experience in stock taking
- Working in a freezer environment
- Sunday 31st of May only
- Date: Sunday 31st May only
- Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour + holiday accrual per hour
- Environment: Freezer
- Carrying out accurate stock counts
- Recording inventory correctly
- Working efficiently within a team
- Following site health & safety procedures
- Working within freezer/chilled environments
- Previous stock-taking/inventory experience is essential
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a freezer environment
- Must provide your own thermal clothing suitable for freezer conditions
- Reliable and punctual
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your stock-taking experience prominently at the top of your CV — the advert states 'previous stock-taking/inventory experience is essential'.
📊 Quantify your accuracy record: e.g. 'Completed stock counts across 3,000+ SKUs with 99.8% accuracy across 12 assignments'.
🌐 Explicitly mention any freezer or chilled warehouse environments you have worked in, as the advert specifically requires comfort in freezer conditions.
🎯 Include any relevant health and safety awareness (e.g. manual handling, site induction compliance) as following H&S procedures is listed as a core duty.
🤝 Note your availability for weekend/ad hoc temporary shifts, as this is a single-day Sunday role — demonstrating flexibility for short-notice assignments strengthens your application.
Suggested CV bullets
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- •Conducted full stock counts across 2,500+ product lines in a freezer warehouse environment, achieving 99.5% count accuracy across 8 consecutive assignments.
- •Recorded and reconciled inventory discrepancies for a chilled distribution client, reducing variance errors by 30% over a 3-month temporary contract.
- •Completed single-day stock-take assignments for 5 retail and logistics clients, consistently finishing within the allocated 8-hour window while adhering to site H&S procedures.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Talent Guardian's vacancy for a Temporary Stock-Take Operative in Frimley on 31st May aligns precisely with my background in inventory counting and freezer environment working. I have hands-on experience conducting accurate stock counts across high-volume warehouse settings and am fully comfortable working in chilled and freezer conditions, including providing my own appropriate thermal clothing.
My background in stock-taking includes recording inventory with a high degree of accuracy, reconciling discrepancies promptly, and adhering to site health and safety procedures throughout each assignment. I have consistently completed counts within the required timeframes while maintaining the accuracy standards expected by clients.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when conducting a manual stock count across a large number of SKUs?
- ›What methods have you used to record inventory during a stock-take — paper-based, handheld scanner, or software?
- ›How do you handle discrepancies found during a stock count?
- ›What health and safety precautions do you take when working in a freezer or chilled environment?
- ›Describe the process you follow to complete a stock-take efficiently within a set time window.
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to maintain high accuracy under time pressure during a stock count.
- ›Describe a situation where you identified an error in an inventory record — what did you do?
- ›Give an example of working effectively as part of a team in a warehouse or stock environment.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work in physically demanding or uncomfortable conditions — how did you manage it?
- ›Describe a time you had to follow strict site procedures or health and safety rules — how did you ensure compliance?
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 maintain high accuracy under time pressure during a stock count.
Describe a situation where you identified an error in an inventory record — what did you do?