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Student life can often involve juggling studies and socialising whilst working part time to help fund your way through university. There are different routes you can take for earning that much needed extra cash - and one of those routes is by doing seasonal work in places that are particularly busy at certain times of year.
One of these types of roles is warehouse jobs. Warehouses and distribution centres operate year round, often 24 hours a day. And that means entry level opportunities for students and young people could present themselves at any time.
Depending on the nature of the industry, warehouse work can suit students because, as well as evening and weekend work, seasonal warehouse jobs can also be available. Christmas, for example, is a hugely busy period in lots of sectors and warehouse and distribution centres will often recruit seasonal staff to cover these periods.
Unless you are doing work experience arranged by your school, warehouse jobs cannot be carried out by anyone who is below MSLA (minimum school leaving age).
However, for many part time warehouse jobs, you will be required to be at least 18 years old. This is because you could be working shifts involving night shifts.
Some types of warehouse jobs, even entry level roles where you are working as a warehouse operative, will also require you to operate machinery and use equipment to aid your role. You will need to be at least 18 years of age to operate this equipment and machinery.
If you are a student or young person looking for entry level warehouse jobs, you will likely be employed as a warehouse operative.
If you are enjoying your job as a warehouse operative and you want to stay in the warehouse and distribution sector, it is possible to build a career by doing Warehouse Apprenticeships. From here, you can take on more responsibility and learn specific roles such as forklift truck driver jobs and team leader roles.
Some part time or seasonal warehouse operative jobs for students are also known as picker or packer jobs.
So, if you get student warehouse jobs as a warehouse operative, what are you likely to be doing on each shift?
Obviously, the goods you will be dealing with are dependent on the types of companies your warehouse or distribution is centre is working with. However, there are general duties for all types of warehouse operatives.
When you take on a warehouse operative role, you may be required to do one or all of these duties:
Warehouse operative jobs are not for everybody so it is a good idea to look at job descriptions closely when you apply for roles so that you can decide if the role is for you. Because there are certainly people out there who are ideally suited to warehouse operative jobs. And there are people out there who aren’t suited to warehouse work at all.
Let’s take a look to see if warehouse work is for you.
Good warehouse operative skills and personality traits are:
As a warehouse operative, you will be paid at least the National Minimum Wage. Your wage could be higher if you have previous warehouse work experience; especially if you have any previous skills from working with specialist machinery.
You could also be paid a higher wage for working different shift patterns. If you are doing temporary warehouse jobs, it is likely you are in the role to cover a particularly busy time for the company. If you have the time - and energy - on your hands, there could be opportunities to boost your wage by working overtime.
Does warehouse work sound like it could be a good option for you? Student warehouse jobs can be ideal because the environment lends itself to both flexible hours and temporary work.
Likely busy times for lots of types of warehouses and distribution centres are Christmas and summer. These are the times when you could land yourself a perfect seasonal role.
Alternatively, if you want to work year round, some companies will employ students and other part time staff to do weekend warehouse jobs.
Not only do you get to replenish your bank account but you also get the opportunity to experience the workplace and also gain some valuable transferable skills to take with you into your future career.
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