Goods In Operative

• Salary of £13.45 PH plus MHE and chill location allowance (where applicable)
• This is a full-time position, Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week.
• Starting at 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (FTE).
• Overtime paid at x 1.5 basic
• 2 consecutive days off
• Up to 35% discount on A&C products.
• A free box of fruit and veg every week (It’s pretty delicious!)
• Wellbeing and Rewards platform with access to discounts, GP service and Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Contributory pension scheme.

Abel & Cole has pioneered organic, ethical and sustainable food delivery for over 30 years. Doing things better is our bread and butter; from saving over 60 million plastic bags by using reusable boxes for our food deliveries, to finding alternatives to plastic long before it hit the headlines. We are forever challenging ourselves to find the most positive way to do business and want everyone to eat organic because it’s one way to save the future. It’s these values that enabled us to become B Corp certified; an optional audit we’ve gone through to recognise how we put people and planet before profit, as well as help us find room for further improvement.

We’re looking for more people to join our team of almost 700, to share our passion for doing the right thing even bigger and better than we do already. In a fast paced and competitive market, we know it’s our people who make the difference. We’ve learnt how important it is to recognise, develop and promote from within; and that trusting people lets them come up with the best ideas and that helps our entrepreneurial spirit to thrive.

Want to see more? Check us out at www.abelandcole.co.uk, https://bcorporation.net/directory/abel-cole, and Instagram

Reporting to the Goods in and Replenishment Team leader. This role is key to ensuring correct stock, weights and amounts delivered from our suppliers is accurate, procedures are followed and any differences are communicated to Supply Chain Planning team in a timely manner. You will also actively participate in the improvement of our process and health and safety, reporting all safety issues to your Team leader or Supervisor.

For our part, we don’t believe in micromanagement, we believe in empowering our employees to achieve both their personal and our business goals with genuine enthusiasm. If you have a passion for organic food and (or!) are looking for a role where your contribution is genuinely appreciated within a tight knit team then read on to find out more.

• →Understand how HACCP works and procedures are followed to ensure we comply with our HACCP plan

• →Build and maintain relationships with SCP to ensure accurate counts and weights of incoming goods are taken and discrepancies are reported asap
• →Build and maintain effective relations with production Team leaders.
• →Be willing to undertake a range of MHE trainings.
• →Any other reasonable task as required

Departmental communication

• →Co-ordinate with your departments to ensure any required information is available within necessary timescales.
• →Ensure that supervisors, team leaders are aware of potential problems as soon as they become apparent

Continuous improvement

• →Work to improve existing processes
• →Optimize and make best use of systems and ways of working
• →Identify causes for changes and recommend improvement ideas

• The ability to plan and priorities work load

• Logical, numerate and process driven.
• An excellent communicator with an ability to influence others.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Flexible attitude and ability to deal positively with changing priorities
• Organised, accurate with an eye for detail

The deadline for submitting applications is 5pm on 17^th July 2026.

If you are interested in this position, then please visit our company website for more details and to apply on-line: (https://www.abelandcole.co.uk/news/careers). You will be asked to submit a copy of your most up to date CV and a cover letter.

Abel & Cole promotes equal opportunities for all employees. We want our employees to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. Members of staff are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.

As part of the recruitment journey, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments so you’re not disadvantaged, please contact us as soon as possible. We welcome applications from people with disabilities.

To support Abel & Cole’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, we ask that you remove all personal details from your CV. This includes removal of home address, D.O.B and place of education.