Multi-Skilled Operational Partner – Sample Hub

About the roleTake the lead working in a Warehouse Operation assisting the team to deliver in all receiving, storage and despatch tasks ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time ready to be delivered to John Lewis customers and branches using manual handling equipment and the appropriate systems whilst providing excellent customer service.

Role: Multi-Skilled Operational Partner

Location: Origin Park CDH (Customer Delivery Hub)

Weekly Hours: Full time hours of work (37.5 hours per week) between the hours of 10:00 - 18:00, working Monday - Friday.

Rate of Pay: £13.99 per hour.

About the Role: 

• Our Multi-Skilled Operational Partner’s are a vital part of our Warehouse operations. You will assist in ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time, ready to be delivered to John Lewis Customers and branches. 

• As a Partner your autonomy will allow you to take ownership of every product from the start to the end of the supply chain journey.

• You will be using manual handling equipment and the appropriate systems whilst providing excellent customer service.

• You will be responsible for mentoring and coaching Partners of varying ability to achieve their personal development goals. Not just for the team but for yourself and your career.

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:

• Previous experience in a warehouse role involving the movement of caged stock and manual handling would be an advantage, as would working in a retail environment.

• Basic computer skills are required to use our stock control system.

Benefits:

We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. After all, they’re the ones that make the John Lewis Partnership special.

When you join the Partnership, you’ll be given access to our very own internal benefits website, PartnerChoice. In the meantime, find out about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, this includes:

• 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) 

• 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.

• Our dining rooms across our shops, head offices and distribution sites offer excellent food and drink for generously subsidised prices whilst Partners are at work.

• The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

And lots more. Find our range of benefits here: https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you’ll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.