Days Warehouse Operative – Purfleet

About the role

Join Ocado Logistics as a Warehouse Operative on the days shift at our state-of-the-art facility in Purfleet. You will be part of a team that prepares customer orders, handles inbound deliveries and supports despatch operations, all while working with advanced automation.

Key responsibilities

• Load individual totes into frames and load frames onto delivery vans (Despatch).
• Pick and pack customer orders into shopping totes, assisted by robotic systems (Pick).
• Receive goods from suppliers, sort them into totes for downstream processing (Inbound).
• Pick and pack frozen items in a temperature‑controlled environment, wearing full protective gear (Freezer).
• Sort and organise returned totes and maintain a tidy work area.

Required profile

• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn – training is provided.
• Physical ability to lift heavy totes and work in temperatures down to –25 °C.
• Flexibility to work the advertised days shift patterns.

Required skills

What we offer

• Basic hourly rate of £12.93, plus night‑shift premium (£2.94) and freezer premium (£1.10).
• Overtime paid at 1.25 × basic rate.
• Enhanced digital GP service, salary advances, retail discounts and up to 7 % matched pension after three months.
• Predictable roster with patterns released 6‑13 weeks in advance.
• Opportunities for internal progression – 87 % of salaried roles are filled from within.