Despatch Operative

ARLA; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

On-site gym

On-site canteen

Pension match up to 6%

Staff shop discounts

Job summary

Arla Foods is seeking a proactive Despatch Operative for our flagship site in Aylesbury on a permanent basis. You will work 12-hour rotating shifts over five weeks with ten days off, loading milk tets to trailers and dispatching orders across the UK using voice picking devices.

The role focuses on safety, hygiene and achieving daily targets while working with state-of-the-art Automated Guided Vehicles. You should be a strong communicator, capable of prioritising tasks, and willing to learn new

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing or cold store environments is desirable but training will be provided.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance and asset care.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and audits conducted.
• Promote effective communication and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Monitor equipment performance and diagnose faults.
• Operates voice picking of loose bottles to meet customer requirements.
• Load milk trolleys on trailers manually and mechanically.
• Work with Automated Guided Vehicles in a state-of-the-art facility.

Skills

Voice picking

Inventory control

Team player

Health & safety aware

Tools

Voice picking devices

Automated Guided Vehicles

Job description

Arla Foods are looking for proactive and efficient Despatch Operative to join the team at our flagship site in Aylesbury on a permanent basis. Working a 12 hour rotating shift pattern covering both days and nights you will monitor the despatch area ensuring key targets are achieved. The shift pattern is over 5 weeks and includes 10 consecutive days off! You will be responsible for loading milk tets to trailers, sending it to customers all around UK, using voice picking devices and picking loose bottles to fulfil customer orders, conducting physical inventory, housekeeping duties and looking after our robots. You will be working with state of art technology, such as our Automated Guided Vehicles, where you will ensure full completion of daily targets whilst maintaining strict food hygiene and Health & Safety standards within the department.

Responsibilities

• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance and asset care.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and regular audits are conducted.
• Actively promote communication links and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems. Perform basic maintenance tasks and fault diagnosis.
• Voice picking operation of loose bottles ensuring customer receives all required product.
• Loading milk trolleys on trailers mechanically and manually.
• Working with state of art technology, such as our Automated Guided Vehicles.

We are looking for a motivated team player, who can work on their own initiative and knows about supply chain processes and sticking to health and safety rules. If you have previous experience of working in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided. You must be a strong communicator, who is able to prioritise tasks in a timely and organised manner and contribute to regular department meetings. You'll be a strong performer with a good attendance record and a willingness to learn further skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discounted on-site staff shop with a wide range of Arla products including Lurpak, Cravendale & our Arla Protein range
• Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• Free on-site parking
• On-site Gym
• On-site canteen

Shape the Future of Dairy Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.