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Key Warehouse Operative

As a Warehouse & FLT Key Operative you’ll be absolutely critical to the operation! You’ll be supported and trained up to do a variety of warehouse tasks, such as bringing products in, picking stock, replenishing and putting away goods, driving a forklift truck and loading stock for despatch.

You’ll work safely and carefully, with food and health and safety policies in mind every day, so that our products are looked after and arrive in the best condition at store ready for our customers.

  • All rotas include an element of weekend working
  • Own transport would be advantageous due to shift times and location of site
In return for your hard work we will offer you:

Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)

15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us

Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member

Career progression and development opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP

️ Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

Optional Payroll charity donations

A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

About you

You’ll be the kind of person who:

  • Loves working as part of a team and enjoys working in a fast paced environment
  • Is happy in an active role and has a good level of fitness
  • Is able to work in an environment with varying temperatures, and which may be noisy or dusty
  • Takes pride in completing tasks to the best of your ability
  • Has previous experience of working in a fast-paced warehouse environment and understands relevant processes, systems and equipment (desirable)

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons.

At Morrisons, we want to make sure our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any support with completing your online application, please contact us at hourlyresourcing@morrisonsplc.co.uk. Alternatively if you need adjustments at interview stage, if you're invited for interview you'll be given a local contact who can support you with this.

Please note: We will only recruit individuals who are over the school leavers' age. To find out the school leavers age please visit the following link. Additionally, some of our roles have an age restriction due to the nature of the role.

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!

About us

We're Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make Morrisons. We’re the only UK retailer with our own manufacturing business spread across 18 sites, not to mention nearly 500 stores. Our warehouse, transport, engineering and logistics teams make storing, picking and delivering thousands of products every day a logistical dream.

We’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part. So, whether you want to make the freshest food or distribute it, we’d love to meet you…

We're a diverse and inclusive employer. And we don't just say it, we show it. Everyone is welcome at Morrisons!

What we make, makes us who we are

Reward & Benefits

We've highlighted below some of our standard Rewards & Benefits that our colleagues receive.  Please note, some roles come with additional benefits such as bonus, company car allowance etc. you'll find further details where applicable in our adverts, or you can speak to someone in our resourcing team for more information. 

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Plan your journey

Bridgwater, United Kingdom, TA6 4FG
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Learning and development is at the heart of our business

As you can imagine, Morrisons is a busy place to be. There’s lots going on - processes, changes, new initiatives, different ways of working. And that’s just on a Monday morning.

It means there’s a lot to learn. But learning isn’t just about understanding what’s involved in day-to-day workloads. It’s also about growing and developing in your career, too. That’s why we’ve made sure that learning and development is at the heart of our business. We’re here to make sure everyone has everything they need to be their best - and to go as far as they want.

Discover Learning & Development at Morrisons
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Our DE&I workstreams

We're proud to have a diverse group of colleagues working here. We want everyone to feel valued in an environment where we promote respect, where they feel a sense of belonging, and feel celebrated as individuals.

These are the moments that matter to them - and they matter to us, too.

Everyone is welcome to get involved in our Ethnic Diversity, Ability, LGBTQ+, Women, and Family & Carers workstreams, too. They’re designed to help us better reflect our customers, colleagues, and communities so we can become an even more inclusive business.

As a business, we love bringing people together. And we think it’s one of the biggest reasons to be part of our team.

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Our Process

We've outlined below what our typical process looks like, this can vary slightly depending upon the role or team you've applied for. Our goal is to provide a positive and accessible experience for all applicants, ensuring everyone has the support they need to showcase their best selves.

Our resourcing team are on hand to help with any questions about your application and you can reach them by e-mailing resourcing@morrisonsplc.co.uk.

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    Find an opportunity that's right for you

    Once you've found a role that's right for you, you can apply via this site. If it's your first time applying with us then we'll need all your essential information and we might ask you to upload your most recent CV. If you've applied for roles with us before then we should recognise you and you won't need to share these details again, unless something has changed that you need to update us on.

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    Online Assessment (Customer Assistant roles)

    After your application, we might send you an e-mail and ask you to complete an online assessment. This is typically a situation judgement test where we'll ask you ten questions with mutliple choice answers and takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The questions will give you a feel for the types of scenarios you might encounter working in our stores - think customer first.

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    Let's find out more

    For some of our stores and site roles, if you've been successful with your application we might just e-mail and ask you to book a slot for your interview. For other roles our resourcing team will get in touch with you to find out a bit more about you and why you applied. They'll also answer any questions you might have about us and the role. After all, it's a two way process!

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    Interview

    Our interviews are typically face to face but can sometimes be virtual. Don't worry, we'll advise either way. Your interview can differ depending on the role or team. Part of the interview may include some competency questions against our Ways of Working (listed below).

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    Final Stage

    With some of our roles there might be a second interveiw. This tends to be for roles in our Head Office and some salaried positions across our stores and sites. As part of this second stage, we might ask you to complete a task, such as a SWOT analysis or something similar, and present it back during the interview. This helps us understand your approach and thinking about the role.  

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    Decision

    Our resourcing team or the store or site you've applied to will be in touch with you as soon as they can to let you know the outcome.  If you've been successful we'll share the details of our offer with you and follow up with everything you need on e-mail. 

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Ways of Working

Our Ways of Working are like a set of values that define our core beliefs, guide decision-making, and shape our culture and how we operate. 

Customer First - I care about our customers and do everything I can to meet their needs 

Teamwork - I always play my part in the team, and I recognise we go further together 

Working Freely in a Framework - I’m trusted to make my own decisions and encouraged to improve things for customers and for us 

Care and Respect - We care more and try harder; for each other, for everyone around Morrisons  

Listen and Respond - I take the time to talk with and listen to colleagues and customers, and always do the right thing for the them 

Grow Sales, Low Cost - I understand my part in the end-to-end process and look for ways to drive improvement

Life at Morrisons offers more than you imagine.

We’re a Yorkshire based food manufacturer and retailer, and our story began with a simple market stall in Bradford all the way back in 1899. Today, we’re still just as committed to delivering on our promise of 'freshness from farm to fork' for every customer. It’s why we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s leading supermarkets. And, with 90,000 colleagues, nearly 500 stores, and 11 million customers every week, there are now more reasons to join us than you can imagine.

Find out more about Life at Morrisons

Logistics MorriStories

  • Gloria

    Key Operative - Warehouse & FLT

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    I started in the warehouse, picking, and then got onto pathways and now I’m a Manager. I was very supported.

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  • Luca

    Logistics Degree Apprentice

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    I want to become a Senior Leader within Morrisons, so I want to give myself the opportunity, the experience and the tools with the support of my team.

    "
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  • Chevon

    Key Operative - Warehouse & FLT

    "

    The role keeps me on my toes which I want. 9 out of 10 times I get a workout when I’m at work, so that’s great.

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  • Shaun

    Key Operative - Warehouse & FLT

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    I like the people I work with. I have the freedom to express myself and the support from managers.

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  • Josh

    Engineering Apprentice

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    I love the people here! The colleagues that I work with are really supportive and the culture here is really nice to be a part of.

    "
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