The Best Connection
Warehouse Operative
Warehouse Operative at The Best Connection, based in Southampton, South East, paying £12.71 per hour. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- £12.71 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Closing date
- Sector
- Warehouse Operative
- Forklift
- Immediate start
13% below the typical rate for warehouse operative
Reference 577930368316877100
About the role
The Best Connection are currently looking to recruit a number of Warehouse Operatives to work at our client's busy logistics site, based on the docks in Millbrook, Southampton.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a people-friendly and well-established company. They promote internally, with regular opportunities to progress into a Forklift Driver or Team Leader, which will come with a pay increase!
Duties to include, but not limited to:
- Picking stock from the warehouse using a scanner
- Using a pump truck to move pallets of stock to the packing area
- Packing, labelling and sorting stock ready to be dispatched
- Using a computer system to print labels to put on the parcels
- Preparing e-commerce orders to be sent to customers
- Assisting with all general warehouse duties
- Heavy, physical work
Previous warehouse experience is not essential, but would be highly advantageous.
This is for an immediate start, and an ongoing, full-time position. There is a possibility that the company will offer a permanent contract after a 12-week qualifying period, depending on performance and attendance.
This is to work on a two-week rotating shift pattern. You will do two weeks on the early shift, then two weeks on the late shift, and keep rotating on that basis.
The hours for the early shift are Monday to Friday, 06:00 - 14:00.
The hours for the late shift are Monday to Friday, 14:00 - 22:00.
Any applicants must be happy to work BOTH shifts.
The starting pay rate is £12.71 per hour.
Please get in touch or apply ASAP for more information!
The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Reference: 577930368316877100 · Posted 15 hours ago · Closes 1 Dec 2026 · Listed via The Best Connection
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