All About Us
Goodman Steel is part of Barrett Steel Limited, the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 29 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder.
We want to hear from operational people who are looking for a new opportunity and would like to come and work for us! We want individuals who share our values; hard-working, focused, can work cohesively as a team and deliver to high standards.
Based at our Goodman Steel Reading Site, we have a vacancy for a Warehouse Operative on the weekly rotating shift
Rotating shift pattern Monday to Friday – 5.00am to 1.30pm then Monday to Friday 12.30 pm to 8.30 pm
The purpose of this role is to ensure customers’ orders are fulfilled to the highest standards in a fast-paced environment. Specific tasks could include:
1. Pick computer generated orders with repetitive handling/lifting of heavy and large item
2. Accurately record stock movement and usage, along with product identification and use of measuring equipment.
3. Work efficiently and effectively as part of a team and on your own.
4. Operate saws and handle steel
5. Transferring stock to its location using a Forklift trucks and cranes.
6. Assisting in the overall production and dispatch of customers’ orders.
7. Maintain high levels of Health and Safety.
8. Be adaptable and flexible in approach to work to meet operational requirements
We offer you
9. Competitive salary depending on your experience
10. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
11. Annual Cycle to work scheme
12. Life assurance
13. Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
14. Health and wellbeing services
15. Barrett Steel pension
16. Career progression
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
17. The successful candidate will have experience as a Warehouse Operative
18. Have a flexible attitude, be results oriented, and enjoy working in a team environment.
19. Crane, Fork-Lift, and Side-loader experience is desirable but not essential.
20. Health & Safety awareness.
21. UK Driving License
How it feels to work for us
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.