Warehouse Operative

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

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We're looking for a motivated and reliable Warehouse Operative to join our team in Little Island, Cork. If you take pride in delivering high-quality work, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to be part of a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Warehouse Operative, you'll play a key role in ensuring products are received, stored and dispatched accurately while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance. Working both independently and as part of a collaborative team, you'll help deliver an efficient operation that supports our customers and contributes to the overall success of the business.

Please contact cian.oflynn@kuehne-nagel.com for additional information.

How you create impact

• Pick, pack, label and prepare customer orders for dispatch, ensuring all products meet the highest standards of accuracy and quality.
• Receive, inspect, load and unload goods while maintaining accurate stock control and inventory records.
• Use the Warehouse Management System (Ciel FW) to process warehouse transactions and maintain accurate data.
• Complete all warehouse documentation and operational reports accurately and within required timescales.
• Respond promptly and professionally to customer and internal enquiries by phone and email.
• Ensure full compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), GxP, HPRA, IATA, Irish Aviation Authority and QSHE requirements.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised working environment while adapting to changing business priorities.
• Build positive working relationships with colleagues and internal stakeholders to deliver an excellent customer experience.

What we would like you to bring

• Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics or distribution environment.
• Experience in picking and packing is desirable.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare logistics sector is desirable.
• Basic computer skills and confidence using warehouse management systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.
• A flexible, reliable and proactive approach with the ability to adapt to changing business needs.
• An MHE licence is desirable, together with a strong commitment to health, safety and regulatory compliance.

What's in it for you

You'll have the opportunity to build your career with a global logistics company where quality, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. In return, you'll receive a competitive salary, performance bonus, company pension, private medical insurance, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Cycle to Work scheme, on-site parking, company events and sick pay. You'll work a regular Monday to Friday schedule (8:30am–4:30pm), with occasional weekend work as required, in a supportive environment that encourages learning, development and career progression.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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