Location: Sittingbourne, Kent - COOK Pastry & Pies 

Hours: Monday - Friday 11am – 7pm

Pay rate : £27,300 per year  / £14 per hour  

Join our Cook Family and be part of our remarkable team. 

We're looking for a Goods In Operative to manage incoming deliveries, ensure accurate stock handling, and maintain efficient inventory control. If you have a keen eye for detail, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and are ready to contribute to a thriving team, we’d love to hear from you! 

The Role 

*       Takes ownership of the role, working confidently and independently while supporting colleagues on-site. 

*       Demonstrates accountability by accurately receiving, checking, and safely storing deliveries, ensuring correct stock rotation 

*       Shows attention to detail by completing picks and carrying out thorough spec checks on protein deliveries. 

*       Communicates effectively by reporting shortages through the appropriate channels. 

*       Leads by example in maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organised warehouse environment.  

*       Comfortable working independently alongside a casual team member, with support from other departments on-site. 

*       Saturdays involve offloading, processing, and booking in deliveries, completing picks, carrying out protein spec checks, and general housekeeping duties. 

Good to have 

*       Being able to work in a small team, communication is KEY. 

*       Warehouse or Goods In experience preferred but full training given. 

*       Experience of working with a stock management system, or some understanding of working on computers in a warehouse environment would be useful. 

*       Experience of using a forklift or holder of a forklift licence would be great. 

Excellent Benefits including 

• Paid breaks 
• free cooked from fresh lunch for all employees 
• Free car park 
• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time 
• staff profit share 
• Wellbeing program 
• 30% staff discount 
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks. 
• Team meals , events & away days 
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community. 

And many more ‿. 

 What Cook is About 

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.