Warehouse Assistant

The Company

PKL, a division of Lowe Rental, is the leading commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to both public and private sector clients across the globe. With over 30 years’ experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients’ needs.

Your Responsibilities to the Company

• To always work to uphold the Company’s Values.
• To always work in a safe manner so as not to endanger yourself or those working around you.
• To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented risk assessment and safe working practice, and make suggestions for health and safety improvements to your manager.
• To always report accidents incidents and near misses to you manager as quickly as possible.
• To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented processes or procedures.
• To always tell your manager your ideas for improvising the effectiveness or efficiency of any task that you carry out.
• To always provide excellent customer service to both external and internal customers.
• To always dispose of waste materials in the designated place in order to maximise recycling opportunities.
• To minimise any waste of water, gas and electricity by ensuring taps are switched off after use and electrical items are switched off when not in use.
• To always process Company data in accordance with the Company’s Data Protection Policy.
• To always carry out any other duties asked of you by your Manager or a Director.

Your Role is to …

• Update the warehouse planning boards with ‘pending’ and ‘gained’ hires.
• Update the Kit Heaven planting boards with the details of equipment requirements.
• Clean non-mechanical items of equipment (e.g. sinks, tables, racking etc.).
• Re-paint and label gas cages.
• Ensure that barcode scanning procedures and protocols are complied with at all times.
• Muster items of equipment for hire.
• Establish and maintain flexible equipment marshalling and returned equipment areas within the warehouse to meet the demand peaks and troughs of the Company.
• Ensure that all equipment is thoroughly prepared for standalone hire, including a completed PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection).
• Check all collections for completeness and any dirty or missing equipment in both units and standalone equipment.
• Assist the loading and unloading of vehicles.
• Complete all documentation in a proper and timely manner.

Essential

• Physicality for manual handling. This role involves bending, stretching and twisting.
• Strong work ethic
• Self-motivated and proactive in using own initiative
• Strong team ethos
• Working level of English

Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.

Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £21,650.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location