Warehouse Operative - Nightshift

Eligibility

You must be above the school‑leaver age in your country. School leaving age - GOV.UK. You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK. You must be fully licensed to drive and have held a full UK/EU driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 points on it. Whilst many of our roles will be temporary over the festive period, there may also be permanent opportunities available – please check the contract type and schedule hours before applying to ensure that the role is right for you. Prefer to work overnight? Our Argos Local Fulfilment Centres (LFC’s) are 24‑hour operations; we offer online ordering, home delivery and click‑and‑collect services to customers, and to do this efficiently we need brilliant colleagues to move and manage our stock to make sure customers get exactly what they have ordered and receive a brilliant experience.

What makes this different

It’s our customer focus. We don’t have to wait for a spreadsheet or graph to tell us how well we’re doing, because we’re getting feedback directly from the customers. So, you’ll hear firsthand the kind of impact you’re making.

Shift Patterns

We are looking for great candidates that can work 30 hours per week, working four out of seven nights as part of our night team, including weekends.

  • 22:00 – 06:00
  • A night premium on £2.45 per hour is paid for all hours worked between 00:00 – 05:00

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work overnight, guided via headset where the orders are in the depot, pick the right ones, and deliver those quickly to waiting drivers and customers. You’ll also be putting deliveries away in the correct place. The centre is built on teamwork, and you’ll soon get into the rhythm of the job with friendly colleagues around to help you.

What’s in it for you

These are new environments, so you’ll be joining a team at the beginning, quickly making yourself indispensable to the team. You’ll really benefit from the supportive, family feel and helpful management. We’ve got more than enough room for people who want part‑time or job‑share roles too, so let’s talk about your availability.

Benefits

  • After you\'ve worked with us for more than 4 weeks, we\'ll send you two colleague discount cards – one for yourself and one for a second user who lives permanently at the same address as you.
  • Your discount card gives you a 10% discount on shopping at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat. This increases to a 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
  • Food and hot drinks are provided in colleague areas in all our Local Fulfilment Centres.
  • Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave.
  • Pension – we’ll match 4–7% of your pension contributions.
  • Sainsbury’s share scheme – build up an investment at discounted rates.
  • Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice.
  • Colleague networks – link with like‑minded people to help fulfil your potential.
  • Our Cycle to Work scheme gives you the opportunity to hire a new bike and cycling equipment while saving on tax and NI.
  • Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us. To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families as well as support for carers. We provide resources to help them understand and support their role and team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training and career progression pathways, to help colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect.

Learn more about our commitment to inclusivity

If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here.

Adjustments

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.

Other

Please note – we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the closing date advertised if we receive a high number of applications.

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