Warehouse Assistant

About the role

A great opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Assistant to join our team on a permanent basis. Working as part of our retail team you will play an essential role in ensuring our fantastic range of shops remain fully stocked for our guests.

We have an extensive array of retail outlets boasting products tailored to every guest's preferences. From irresistibly cuddly renditions of our beloved critters to quirky homewares, captivating historical books, and even retro sweets sure to delight the sweetest tooth, we offer something for everyone.

• Picking and delivering stock from stores by driving the company van as required
• Maintaining electronic records of all stock movements to ensure stock levels are correctly managed
• Receiving, moving, checking and processing incoming goods
• Checking and inspecting goods received ensuring they are of accurate quantity, type and acceptable quality.
• Loading and unloading lorries of vans
• Labelling goods that have arrived at the warehouse
• Co-ordinating dispatch and deliveries with transport companies
• Carrying out regular stock checks to ensure that adequate supplies are maintained
• Maintaining contact with relevant outlets to ensure that stock items and levels are appropriate to their requirements

• Excellent numeracy and organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Physically fit and able to lift boxes
• Good IT and administrative skills and experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to work as part of a team
• Full Driving Licence
• Experience of stock control and a forklift licence is desirable although not essential

You’ll be employed on a permanent variable contract with working hours to vary over a 7 day rota basis, including weekends, evening and bank holidays as required.

At Longleat we offer a day out like no other, our guests are invited to step into the Thynn family home where they will find the finest example of Elizabethan Architecture. They are also immersed into the wild side, where they can visit over 120 species of animals by car, foot, train, bus, and boat.

With a core business welcoming around 1 million guests every year, we are passionate about providing unforgettable experiences that bring family and friends together to create memories that will last a lifetime.

In this unique work environment, you will be surrounded by historic landscapes and listed buildings, all whilst listening to our lions roar and wolves howl. You will even have the opportunity to visit our adorable Koalas and cheeky meerkats during your lunch break.

You will receive attractive benefits that include:

• 29 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, rising to 31 days at 5 years’ service.
• Unlimited free entry to Longleat for our employees
• Complimentary tickets to Longleat and Cheddar Gorge and Caves, 18 per annum pro rata
• 50% off Membership for Friends and Family
• Discounts on food and beverages and retail merchandise
• Discounts on VIP Experiences and Accommodation
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Perks at work
• Range of flexible working schemes