Warehouse & Distribution Operative

Warehouse & Distribution Operative
£12.95 per hour (a bit more for the hours you spend towing our trailer to events, if you can), Full Time 37.5 hours a week based in the HatHats Head Office in Whitstable.

About us

HatHats started as a little coffee van in Whitstable back in 2015 and has grown into a multi-site coffee business across Kent. We've built it without outside investment, just hard work and good coffee. We're still growing, with a fledgling vending network expanding across the county and new sites in the pipeline. We're a hands-on business, and we're looking for someone who wants to join our central ops team and help things run smoothly, not just clock in.

About the role

This is a warehouse role first. You'll be the person making sure stock comes in, gets checked and gets put away properly, and that the space itself stays organised and safe to work in. Driving is part of the job too: you'll step in as backup when the team needs an extra driver. When it comes to our vending machines out on site, we'll train you from scratch on filling them and basic maintenance.

No two days will be the same, but you could be doing any of the following:

• Signing for, counting and putting away deliveries, some big, some awkward
• Keeping the space tidy, organised and safe to work in
• Picking and preparing stock ready for drivers the next day
• Picking up small maintenance jobs around site, like changing light bulbs
• Helping move bigger items when something needs shifting, such as a coffee machine
• Supporting events with stock and equipment when needed
• Driving between our sites when stock needs moving, and helping the company run smoothly
• Stepping into a driver route when the team needs extra cover
• Restocking vending machines that fall outside the normal driver routes
• Vending machine care and maintenance: we'll train you to spot common faults on our machines and carry out simple fixes
• Supporting the general upkeep of machines out on site

No prior vending or engineering experience is needed, just a willingness to learn.

What we're after

• A full, clean driving licence
• Comfortable with physical work, including lifting and moving stock
• Reliable, and happy working independently once you know the ropes
• Flexible on hours, with a mix of early starts and standard days, plus the odd weekend for events
• Bonus points if you can tow. There's a bit extra in it for you when you tow our events trailer to an event. Towing isn't a requirement of the job, though, so if you can't tow, that's fine.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.