A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE ON THE AM SHIFT

Lorries arrive full of stock Stock arrives from our suppliers to be unloaded and is checked against the days delivery manifests.

Tipping lorries

The team tip the lorries and bring the stock into the warehouse ready to be booked in.

11-11:30pm

Lunchtime!

Finish putting away stock

After lunch, the warehouse team finish putting away all stock that was delivered that day.

Putting stock away

After booking in the stock that has been received on the system, the team use the VNA, pallet trucks & pump trucks to put the stock away in allocated areas.

Booking in stock

The team book in the stock, ready to be put away in allocated stock locations.

Jargon buster:

Tipping lorries - unloading lorries that have a rear platform that can be raised, which enables the load to be taken off.

Check over manifests for the next day & home time Before the shift is over, the team check over the manifest for the next day so they are ready for deliveries in the morning.

VNA - a Very Narrow Aisle truck is a compact pallet racking system which increases the stock capacity in the warehouse.

Manifest - a document generated by suppliers/ couriers containing delivery information, showing what stock is being delivered.

2 warehouses with a combined total of 153,000sq ft of warehouse space

21,000+ product lines ready and waiting

£12m of stock holding available to you