Up to £17.26 per hour
38 Hour Week (Job to Finish)
Who are we?
At Henderson Group, we are proud to be one of Northern Ireland’s leading family-owned businesses. With more than 6,000 colleagues, our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property.
Henderson Foodservice is an Investors in People Platinum accredited employer and the leading supplier to the food service industry in Ireland. We source and supply a range of thousands of products to customers including hotels, restaurants, and public sector organisations such as hospitals, offices and care homes.
As a Shunter, you will play an important role in keeping our busy transport and warehouse operations running smoothly. Working as part of a supportive team, you will be responsible for safely manoeuvring vehicles around the yard, ensuring they are positioned correctly to support efficient loading and dispatch. You will also carry out routine vehicle checks, including oil, water and fuel levels, maintain high standards of vehicle cleanliness and support effective cage control. This is a varied, hands-on role involving manual handling and close collaboration with colleagues across the operation. When shunting duties are complete, you will lend a hand to the loading team, helping to ensure deliveries are prepared accurately, safely and on time.
Joining us as Shunter the minimum criteria you’ll need is:
It is Desirable if you had:
Are we right for you?
As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.
Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.
Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.
Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.
Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.
Why Join Us?
This is a full-time position working 38 hours per week. Working hours are likely to be Monday-Friday, 4pm until midnight, job to finish. As the warehouse is a 24-hour operation, flexibility will be required in terms of working hours.
Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on Sunday 8th November 2026.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 staff and have been placed 4th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2023. Our group have been recognised for excellence through many prestigious awards in recent years. Recently, we were announced as ‘Food Distribution Company of the Year 2023’ at the Export and Freight Transport Awards and were delighted to receive the “Workforce Developer Award” by both the Regional and National Chambers of Commerce in 2023.
We're an Investors in People accredited, family-owned group, and our culture is lived out through our four core values- Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork and Integrity.
We are ambitious in our plans to grow our business, with sustainability and community focus at the heart of what we do. As part of our “Tomorrow Matters Strategy,” which sets out our objectives under the areas of “People, “Place” & “Planet,” we have installed 276 defibrillators across NI, which have saved 20 lives so far.
