Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for a Logistics Operative responsible for the day-to-day portering. This position calls for an organised team player, committed to achieving the highest standard of work within a busy corporate environment.
You will be responsible for coordinating delivery and collection of parcels, packages, goods and other miscellaneous items to and from multiple site locations, including recording such items for future use, disposal and/or safe storage training to be provided. The Logistics Operative will liaise with the necessary external providers as needed, demonstrating and managing the safe operation of forklift trucks, electric reach trucks and hand operated pallet trucks, flatbed trucks, tail-lift vehicles.
The Logistics Operative must be able to handle lifting and carrying large items following manual handling policies and use x-ray machines and manage the safe process for all logistic related tasks. You will conduct all tasks in a safe, secure and clean manner, ensuring that contract and site rules are adhered to at all times.
Other duties include:
Conduct general house-keeping tasks including upkeep of the contract's facilities, stores, meeting room checks, yards and buildings
Support the onsite Workplace team e.g. FM projects, moving of furniture etc.
Communicate with customers face-to-face, over the phone and/or by email to ensure a professional and polite service delivery.
Attend training updates as required to meet compliance requirements. Ensure all direct reports are also up to date.
Carry out adhoc tasks that fall outside of the tasks mentioned in this job description when required.
To be successful in this role, an understanding of the facilities services industry would be advantageous and have a proven track record in a logistics customer facing environment. An appreciation of health and safety in the workplace would be a significant advantage. The post holder will be articulate and possess excellent communication skills. They will be able to display an ability to communicate to staff, colleagues and customers at all levels One team ethos. The candidate will be adaptable and flexible and have a customer-focused approach to work.
The successful candidate must hold a full, clean UK driving license and must be able to gain and maintain full SC security clearance.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Shradha Singh at .