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Packing Operative

🏢 Cogent Staffing 📍 Wakefield, England 💼 Company - Private
Currency:
£11 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo
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Location Base
Wakefield, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Cogent Staffing are recruiting for an experienced Packing Operative for our busy production and distribution client based in Wakefield, WF4. Temporary to permanent roles available for the right candidate.

Shifts/salary:

  • Monday to Thursday 07:30-16:30 Friday 07:30-13:00
  • Starting rate £10.50
  • Permanent pay rate £11ph

The role:

  • Packing products into the correct packaging, carefully and accurately
  • Labelling products accurately
  • Picking and assembling products for dispatch
  • Palletising packed boxes
  • Moving products around the warehouse
  • Working on a bench to pack products and orders
  • Working from written instruction, reading and writing in English
  • Lifting boxes
  • Training provided into assembling products and testing functions

The candidate:

  • Must be physically fit to move around the warehouse, move products, lift orders
  • Must have a good level of English speaking, reading and writing
  • Ideally has experience in a similar role
  • Is looking for a full time role and permanent job opportunity after 12 qualifying weeks

Cogent Staffing is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Temp to perm

Salary: £10.50-£11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Wakefield, WF4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

  • English (required)

Work Location: In person

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Location: Wakefield, England
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