Logistics Operator (Goods Out)
Essity may be a company you are not familiar with, but you will know our market-leading consumer brands, including TENA, Bodyform, Cushelle, Velvet, Plenty and Tork, as well as Leukoplast, Actimove, and JOBST within our medical portfolio. Our company mission is to break barriers and improve the well-being of people across the world through our health and hygiene products and solutions.
About the role
Do you hold a forklift truck licence? Do you have experience of working on a busy integrated distribution centre? Are you able to work shifts? If so, our Logistics operator role at our Ashton-in-Makerfield site may be just the opportunity you are looking for.
Reporting to the Logistics Team Leader you will work to satisfy the needs of Essity customers by unloading and picking orders correctly and despatching them on time. On a Day to day basis you will be ensuring compliance with corporate or legislative requirements, including Health and Safety and quality controls. You will also ensure house keeping standards are maintained at all times.
The shift pattern for this role is a 3 shift rotating pattern following :
Monday to Thursday 6am till 2pm and Fridays 6am till 1pm.
Monday to Thursday 10pm till 6am and Fridays 8pm till 3am (Saturday morning)
Monday to Thursday 2pm till 10pm and Fridays 1pm till 8pm
What will you do
The logistics Operator's key tasks are as follows:
- Case picking and assembling of orders through radio frequency
- Loading vehicles correctly with finished product for onward delivery
- Ensuring all goods are correctly labelled, barcoded and recorded
- Reworking of product on to different pallet types or configuration's, assisting with customer returns and re-working as necessary
- Picking and preparation of express parcel delivery orders
We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.
Who You Are
- A valid UK Fork lift truck licence (essential)
- A powered pallet truck and Low Level order picker licence (desirable)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels
- Logistics background (desirable)
- Previous experience of using Radio Frequency equipment and a live environment Warehouse Management System
- NVQ L2 in warehouse and logistics (desirable)
What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward
At Essity, we embrace the individual and recognise the remarkable power that can be harnessed when different ideas, backgrounds, experiences and perspective come together. If you apply for a job at Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection is professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
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Application End Date:10 Dec 2025Job Requisition ID:Essity256440Top Skills
What We Do
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company, breaking barriers to well-being. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
Our leading global brands include TENA, Tork, Actimove, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 36,000 employees. Net sales in 2022 amounted to approximately SEK 156bn (EUR 15bn). The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity
