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Job Details

Job Title: Warehouse Operative(Nights)
Location: Belfast
Work Pattern: 39 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 18:00-02:30, Friday 18:00-01:30

Summary of Role

We are looking for a motivated and reliable Warehouse Operative to join our Belfast distribution team. This role is responsible for accurately picking and assembling customer orders using handheld scanning equipment, ensuring products are handled safely and efficiently. As part of a healthcare distribution environment, you will play an important role in supporting the timely delivery of essential products to customers while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and Good Distribution Practice (GDP).

Responsibilities

• Accurately pick products using pick notes and handheld scanning equipment.
• Assemble customer orders to agreed quality and productivity standards.
• Move between warehouse stations and work areas as required.
• Escalate stock exceptions and ensure orders are fulfilled correctly.
• Handle products carefully and report any damages to the Team Leader or Supervisor.
• Report pick face errors promptly to maintain stock accuracy.
• Adhere to all housekeeping, health and safety, and PPE requirements.
• Carry out reasonable duties as requested by Service Centre Management.

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent customer service awareness.
• Intermediate numeracy skills.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to follow written instructions and procedures accurately.
• Good attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Understanding of health and safety responsibilities in a warehouse setting.
• Willingness to undertake Good Distribution Practice (GDP) training.

Desirable

• Previous warehouse or order picking experience.
• Experience using handheld scanners or warehouse technology.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical or healthcare distribution environments.
• Understanding of stock control processes.
• Experience working to productivity targets and deadlines.
• Familiarity with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.
• Experience working night shifts.
• Knowledge of warehouse health and safety practices.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of £12.95 per hour.
• Shift allowance and night premium payments.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Experience within a leading healthcare distribution organisation.
• Supportive team environment.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Ongoing Good Distribution Practice (GDP) training.
• Employee wellbeing and support programmes.

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High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required. Less than 2 years of experience in warehouse support, distribution operations, shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, or a related field required. Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or equivalent certification preferred. Knowledge in warehouse operations processes, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, staging, and shipping. Knowledge in inventory control principles, stock movement tracking, and material traceability requirements. Knowledge in temperature-controlled handling and cold chain support requirements for sensitive products and materials. Knowledge in packaging materials, reusable shipping assets, and replenishment practices within warehouse operations. Knowledge in shipment documentation, operational recordkeeping, and transaction processing requirements. Knowledge in safe material handling practices and the use of warehouse equipment and tools. Ability to follow established warehouse procedures and standardized work instructions. Ability to maintain accurate records and update operational information in warehouse systems and logs. Ability to identify inventory, packaging, shipment, and material handling exceptions for further action. Ability to support timely and accurate order preparation and material movement activities. Ability to manage multiple routine tasks across warehouse workflows while maintaining accuracy. Ability to work with temperature-sensitive materials in line with defined handling requirements.

What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned