Warehouse Operative Review

I'm a warehouse operative meaning I work towards hitting KPI's whilst either picking stock on the LLops or moving pallets around the warehouse using my reach truck. I'm also the teams Fire Marshall, First aider and Mental health first aider on shift. In this role it's my job to make sure everyone is kept safe both physically and mentally.

Yes, during my short time on my HR course I've learnt exactly what a HR job is and the important roles we play in a number of different areas around the business, from marketing to recruitment. I've also looked at how different market factors may affect our goals and how we'd look to improve in those areas to remain competitive.

The course itself is interesting and has taught me new things, the struggle is that all of the video calls and one to ones are allocated to day/twilight hours, as I work the nightshift this means I have to get up when I should be resting to attend these calls as to not fall behind.

The programme seems to be very well structured with clear timescales on a simple path that will be followed to ensure we learn all the information we need by the end of the course. I find an issue when it comes to getting the extra support I need when asking for help through emails, it can take days and sometimes even weeks to get an answer to my questions.

The support I receive varies, some times I'm given the hours I'm required to have to do my "off the job" hours, other times I'm not depending on holidays or sickness on shift. This makes it a real struggle to keep up especially when all of the sessions are targeted towards day/twilights hours. also getting answers from my managers via email takes an awful lot of chasing adding to the stress.

Similar to my previous answer it varies from week to week, sometimes I can receive all the support I need but other times I can be waiting days or weeks for an answer which is stressful when I have deadlines to hit, this is also noticeable when it comes to marking our work and giving us feedback, this can take weeks after the due date.

Currently I'm just a warehouse operative so I can't put my new found skills into practice much as I don't perform the roles of a HR person, I've been given small tasks to do but nothing major, this may change further down the line or once I've completed my course.

We have a website called Thrive that allows anyone within the business to try and better themselves, it provides free training course in the way of video call sessions for a variety of different topics such a 'How to build a effective team' and 'How to communicate effectively', I've taken advantage of these and attended a couple so far.

Yes

The working environment is an enjoyable one and the team we've managed to build is a pleasure to be a part off, we all feel responsible and all strive to do our best to make sure we achieve our goals. These good support structures in place for colleagues and also changes to better yourself if you wish to

My best advice would be to say yes to every opportunity offered to you, whether it be to be placed on one of the courses or simply learning our system or learning to drive a different truck, all these come with benefits such a bonuses, progression or even just making you more valuable to the company.