Senior Warehouse Operative
AONew2 locations
As part of our operational team, you'll be hands‑on in keeping our vehicles loaded safely, on the road, and ready to deliver the amazing service our customers know us for.
£29k – £31.5k a yearAvonmouth
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Requirements
What we're looking for
- Understand transport legislation and logistics operation
- Able to build good relationships with people even when under pressure
- Challenge any vehicle issues or damages with our Drivers
- Able to make decisions in the absence of the Depot Manager to drive performance and service
- React quickly to information and be able to solve problems independently
- Good communication skills both verbally and written
- Competent use of Microsoft, particularly Excel
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Salary: £ 28,311.89 per hour
- Job Type: Full Time and Permanent Contract
- 31 days holiday
- At least 5% contribution pension scheme
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Packages
- Make a difference day (x2 fully paid charity days a year)
- Gain exclusive ticket access to AO Arena, Sales Sharks, and Manchester Thunder.
To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.
The role
Ready to step into a role where every day starts with purpose and ends with impact?
We're looking for a driven, hands-on Senior Warehouse Operative to lead our logistics team and keep our delivery and installation operations running like clockwork.
You'll make sure every run is prepped to perfection, support our drivers throughout, and jump in on the ground when needed in our self-loading depot. You'll also take the lead on vehicle compliance, ensuring our fleet stays safe, legal, and ready to roll.
If you're an experienced Team Leader looking for that next big challenge in a fast-paced, growing business - this is your moment.
What you'll do
- Check that all vehicles leaving the depot are secure and meet required transport legislation requirements
- Monitor delivery performance throughout the day
- Support training for new starters to include Safe Systems of Work and Health and Safety
- Briefing team daily/weekly on key priorities and workload
- Supervising the team and allocating tasks and priorities
- Complete alcohol testing when required
- Complete minor repairs to vehicles and arrange servicing as required
- Communicate with our Drivers, handling any queries efficiently and in a professional manner
- Take responsibility for managing the transhipping and reloads
- Complete in-house reports on a daily basis
How you'll work
- Hours: 5 on 3 off, 5 on 2 off shift pattern / 40 hours per week
- Start/Finish times: 4am-1pm and 1pm- 10pm
About AO
- Industry
- Retail
- Website
- ao.com
In their own words
About the company & team
We're big on appliances and electricals, REALLY big. Washing machines, fridge freezers and TVs? They're our bread and butter. Mobiles, Airwraps and Ring doorbells? Yep, those too. If it plugs in, powers up or makes life easier, AO probably has it.
But we're more than that... For over 25 years, trust has been at the heart of everything we do, helping us become the UK's most trusted electrical retailer. Our customers rate us 4.9 on Trustpilot from nearly ONE MILLION reviews and more 5-star ratings than any other UK electrical retailer, because they know they can rely on us and it's the exact same for our AOers too.
We truly believe it's more than just a job, we genuinely care about each other and our impact on making our customers lives easier, by helping them brilliantly. Everyone here knows how their role makes a difference. Our people are our superpower, so, when it comes to finding new AOers, we know it's about more than just a CV, it's about what makes you, YOU.
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