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Despatch Operative

  • Reed UK

Job description

Overview

Working with local farmers to produce consistent quality lamb from naturally sustainable sources, we are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

A vacancy has arisen for a Despatch Operative working in the fast-paced Despatch department. The main function of the role is to ensure that products are despatched on time and to customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Manual lifting, picking, scanning and loading trailers of daily orders for customer.
  • Loading and unloading in bound and out bound trailers
  • Moving pallets and product and scanning to the correct locations
  • Wrapping, labelling and securing pallets to ensure stability and safety during transport.
  • Communicating with other departments (Logistics, Planning, Sales and Transport)
  • Process Customers paperwork and sealing trailers.
  • Carry out all requests and tasks in a helpful and professional manner.
  • To undertake any reasonable additional requests made by Supervisors or Managers to ensure that the overall contract service standard is maintained.
  • Ensuring Good Housekeeping in the Despatch department.

Qualifications

  • Relevant experience in a similar role would be beneficial but not essential
  • A good standard of literacy and numeracy skills
  • A positive thinking and self-motivated individual
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent organisational, time management and attention to detail skills.
  • Reliable and possessing your own transport.
  • The ability to work within a team as well as independently and who works on their own initiative.
  • Committed to working within the Company Mission, Vision & Values.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.