Warehousing - Warehouse Operative

2 Clay Wheels Ln, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield S6 1LY, UK

Posted Thursday 12 March 2026 at 01:00

Location: Fletcher's Bakery, Sheffield

Shift: Day Shift 06:00AM - 18:00PM following a 4 on 4 off rotation including weekends

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to join our team at Fletcher's Bakery, working a four on, four off rolling shift pattern.

Our Fletchers bakery has over 125 years of baking tradition, with our Kara bakery supplying delicious wholesale bakery products for over 35 years starting with the first floured bap. Both have been part of the Finsbury Food Group since 2014. Fletchers Bakery can trace its roots back to 1895 and both bakeries portfolio of products have risen (get it?) to include gourmet brioche, traditional sliced bread, bloomer breads and vegan and gluten free options, to name a but a few.

This is a hands-on role within a fast-paced warehouse environment where you'll play a key part in ensuring products are received, stored, and prepared for despatch accurately and efficiently. Working as part of a supportive team, you'll help maintain high standards of safety, quality, and stock control while keeping the warehouse operation running smoothly.

This is what you'll actually do!

As a Warehouse Operative, you'll support the day-to-day movement and control of stock within the warehouse, helping the team manage high volumes of product and maintain accurate inventory.

You'll receive and handle stock deliveries, check product quantities, and ensure items are stored correctly while maintaining stock rotation and traceability. You'll assist with assembling orders, preparing goods for despatch, and loading vehicles safely and efficiently following the correct procedures.

You'll carry out regular stock checks and stock taking, helping maintain accurate inventory records while following standard operating procedures and warehouse processes.

Throughout your shift, you'll ensure strict adherence to Health & Safety, food safety, and GMP standards, maintaining a clean and organised working environment and supporting the team to meet daily operational targets.

To be successful in this role, you'll be a reliable and hardworking team player who takes pride in completing tasks to a high standard. You'll be comfortable working in a busy, physical environment and committed to maintaining safety, accuracy, and efficiency in everything you do.

Ideally this is you!

• Experience working in a warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing environment (desirable)
• Good communication skills and ability to work well with others
• Strong work ethic with reliability and commitment
• Numerate with good attention to detail
• Food hygiene awareness (desirable)
• Manual handling experience (desirable)
• FLT or PPT licences (desirable but not essential)
• Takes pride in completing tasks from start to finish
• Positive attitude and willingness to support the wider team

If you're looking for a practical role in a supportive team where you can develop your skills within a busy manufacturing operation, we'd love to hear from you.

What's in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral - t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

2 Clay Wheels Ln, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield S6 1LY, UK