Warehouse Operative | Warehouse Jobs London

About Ocado Logistics

Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We’re all in it together – not afraid to roll up our sleeves (robots included) and get stuck in.

Our people are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life with different stories and experiences. We are proud that we are a disability-confident employer, we prioritise inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.

You choose. Join Ocado Erith days or nights.

As a Warehouse Operative for Ocado Logistics, you are at the heart of preparing orders for customers. Pick a career packed with opportunities at our warehouse in Erith, Kent. We’ve got many shift options available, including four 10-hour shifts, so you can enjoy three days off each week!

Core Roster Option: Plan your work-life balance with our core roster. Receive your work pattern 13 weeks in advance giving you bags of time to plan time with your family and friends.

Salary: £11.62 up to £18.30 per hour with our premiums and overtime rate

• Starting rate – £11.62 per hour
• Night shift premium (between the hours of midnight and 6am) – plus £2.67 per hour
• Performance based incentives available when targets are met
• Overtime paid at basic x 1.25

Alongside a safe working environment, we offer perks and benefits to suit everyone:

• Enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents
• 50% earned salary advances for four-weekly paid employees
• High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15% off Ocado.com
• Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service
• Established car share commuting scheme

If you want to become a career contender, there’s plenty of opportunity for progression, as 87% of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues!

What are the requirements?

You don’t need any previous experience to join our friendly team. Just bring yourself and a positive attitude and our amazing training team will do the rest!

How to apply:

Simply fill out an online application (no CV required), and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!

Please note, we fulfil customer orders around the clock, so a range of shift patterns are available. Please speak to your recruiter for more details.

Work areas & shifts

Inbound: Receiving goods from suppliers and decanting the products into totes. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

Days Shift – 06:00 to 16:00 | Nights Shift – 18:00 to 06:00

Pick and Pack: Picking and packing customer orders into totes. We want you to delight our customers so high standards and great care are essential.

Days Shift – 06:00 to 15:00 | Nights Shift – 18:00 to 06:00

Despatch: Loading individual totes (weighing up to 18kg) into frames which are then loaded into the delivery vans. You’ll also sort and organise the totes when they come back to site, dealing with any returns, helping with the in-house tote wash machine and sorting stock for our shop or the charities we support.

Days Shift – 06:00 to 17:00 | Nights Shift – 19:00 to 06:00

Freezer: Picking and packing the frozen items for customer orders into totes. We want you to delight our customers so high standards and great care are essential. Full freezer gear is provided as you will be working in temperatures up to -25℃

Days Shift – 06:00 to 15:00 | Nights Shift – 18:00 to 06:00

Things to consider:

• We have both ambient and chill (0 to 5℃) sections in our warehouse and you will be expected to work in both.
• Our roles require you to be on your feet and mobile at all times as well as carrying out repetitive tasks and potentially lifting up to 25kg weights.
• You will be required to handle both meat and alcohol products.
• We will provide you with great training and the correct Personal Protective Equipment.

Pick a career packed with opportunities. Join Ocado Logistics today!

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.