Senior Warehouse Partner at John Lewis Partnership

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Aug, 26

Salary

16.28

Posted On

31 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Warehouse Operations, Mechanical Handling Equipment, Stock Management, Picking and Packing, Team Coaching, Inventory Replenishment, Health and Safety Compliance, Housekeeping

Industry

Retail

Description

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Warehouse Partner working in one of our distribution centres, you'll have the important role of making sure our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. Whether it's for shop deliveries or direct to customer orders, you'll handle the goods that pass through our warehouses efficiently and accurately. As a senior member of the team, you'll also support the management of your team, being a go-to Partner for the team when the need coaching or help with particularly issues concerns. In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements. Due to working time regulations, applicants must be 18 years or over to apply. Key Responsibilities During a typical day, you'll be responsible for: - Helping to load and unload our lorries the day's deliveries. - Organising stock, ensuring that our goods and products are safely stored and replenished and that a safe working environment is adhered to at all times. - Picking and packing the orders for our customers and prepare these for delivery (John Lewis only). - Maintaining and taking pride in general housekeeping tasks to keep the operation running smoothly. - Being a role model within the team, someone who delivers exceptional standards and coaching the team to do the same. - Being a go-to Partner for when the team need additional support. - Supporting the whole warehouse team by being flexible, working in the areas of the site that need it most when required. Essential skills/experience you'll need - Experience working in a warehouse environment. - Experience with mechanical handling equipment. To learn more about this role, please copy and paste this link into a new browser window: https://embed.wirewax.com/8159549 Closing Date: June 6, 2026 Pay: £16.28 Hourly Contract Type: Temporary Hours of Work: Varied hours of full time work (37.5 hours per week) across seven days to include late finishes, evenings and alternate weekends between the hours of 12:00 - 23:00. Job Level: Partnership Level 10 Where You'll Be Working: Coulsdon DFC (Waitrose & Partners), 11 Ullswater Crescent, London, London, CR5 2HR ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.

Responsibilities

Ensure stock is accurately handled, stored, and dispatched for shop deliveries and customer orders. Provide leadership and coaching to the warehouse team while maintaining high operational standards.