Warehouse Operative - Textile Sorter
Full Time 37.5 (8.30am to 4.30pm)
Fixed term contract
£24852.66 pa plus competitive rewards and benefit scheme
Northampton NN5 7UL

Be there when it matters

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Warehouse Operative in our Reuse team at our warehouse in Northampton. The role supports the effective processing of donated textiles and other goods by sorting, grading, and preparing items for reuse, resale, or recycling. Ideally the candidate must have experience of working within a warehouse team and working on more than one operation.

Key Responsibilities:
• Sort, grade, and categorise donated textiles (clothing, linens, accessories) according to quality, condition, and resale potential.
• Carry out safe moving and handling of donation bags, boxes, and pallets within the warehouse.
• Ensure all textile donations are processed efficiently to meet daily and weekly throughput targets.
• Assist with unloading incoming donations from vans and other vehicles.
• Follow all health and safety guidelines, including safe manual handling practices.


Minimum Essential Criteria
• Awareness of health and safety requirements within a warehouse operation.
• Experience working in a warehouse, retail, or donation processing environment.
• Strong attention to detail when sorting and assessing textiles.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to understand how sorting activity impacts warehouse service levels and KPIs.
• Numerate and able to follow stock tracking processes.

Desirable Criteria
• Experience using basic computer systems; familiarity with online selling platforms is beneficial.


Competitive Benefits Package
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
- Company pension scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
- Death in Service benefit
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
- Access to Employee support programme
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.

Closing date: 21st April
Interview date:

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Join the team and be there when it matters.

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Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we’re proud to support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support.

If you require support to compete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email recruitment@sueryder.org.

Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non-binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.

For more information on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, please visit: www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

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