Despatch Operative

AVARA FOODS LIMITED; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food supplier in the United Kingdom is looking for a Despatch Operative to join their Logistics team. The role involves ensuring correct orders are delivered on time and requires skills in scanning, wrapping, and quality checking food products. Candidates should be teamwork-oriented with attention to detail. The position offers £12.71 per hour plus incentives for evening work, along with training, guaranteed hours, and other benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to advance their warehouse career.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Training and development

Subsidised staff canteen

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and flexible attitude to tasks.
• Experience in a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Scanning, wrapping and palletising products.
• Performing final quality checks on products.
• Recording and rotating chilled food products.
• Ensuring paperwork and delivery orders are completed.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

Joining our Logistics team as an Operative in Despatch you will play a vital role in ensuring our customers get the correct orders on time and at the same high quality they have come to expect. you will be given the opportunity to train and develop throughout our clear progression pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with Warehouse experience but wants to develop it further, or someone who just fancies a change in direction! The day to day role will involve:

Responsibilities

• Scanning, wrapping and palletising products.
• Performing final quality checks on products.
• Recording and rotating chilled food products.
• Ensuring paperwork and delivery orders are completed and recorded.

Offer

• £12.71 per hour (paid weekly) + £2.00 UNS for hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00
• Earn £250 for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us
• Training and development from day one, secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free on-site parking

T's & C's apply.

Qualifications

• The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks.
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

About The Company

You may not have heard of us, but there's a good chance you've enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK's leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country's major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

About The Site

A little about our Telford site: Our advanced manufacturing site in Telford, is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 1.5 million birds per week. There are over 1,200 talented people employed at our Telford site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods. We've recently invested £2.3 million in technology and equipment, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.