Despatch operative

Pilgrim's Europe; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim’s Europe is seeking Despatch Operatives to join our team in Attleborough, Norfolk. You will pick stock, check quality, and help ensure timely, accurate dispatch in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

We offer an hourly rate of £15.00 with the potential to earn over £500 per week. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and teamwork to maintain high standards of customer service.

Qualifications

• Keen eye for detail and accuracy in picking and dispatch processes.
• Foundation level Health and Safety and Food Safety considered desirable.
• Able to follow standard work and SOPs to ensure product safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Identify, rectify, and report issues affecting throughput, quality, or safety.
• Pick customer orders accurately according to priority and outload plans.
• Conduct visual inspections and verify batch numbers and shelf life.
• Ensure area setup complies with safety, hygiene, and equipment SOPs.
• Record data to track orders, waste, non-conformances and equipment issues.
• Perform periodic quality checks and implement corrective actions as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Health and Safety awareness

Education

Foundation level Health and Safety and Food Safety

Job description

Pilgrim’s Europe are looking for: Despatch Operatives to Join us - in Attleborough in Norfolk

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team in a leading food manufacturing company? Pilgrim’s Europe is looking for motivated Despatch operative to join our team and contribute to our success. If you have a keen eye for detail and a can‑do attitude, this opportunity is for you!

Competitive hourly rate of £15.00, with the potential to earn over £500 per week!

Job Purpose

To deliver excellent results by following standard work, enabling the efficient flow of product, picking the stock to customer order accurately using the right tools, continually improving the work environment by, helping the team to achieve the required metrics for the area. Have a key focus on colleague safety, throughput, and adherence to standards.

Job Role

• Identify, rectify, and report issues that may affect throughput (Picking and Out loading), product quality or team member health & safety, to facilitate further investigation and root cause analysis.
• Aspire to be part of a high performing team.
• Conduct visual inspection of materials for damage, defect or foreign material and verification of material batch numbers and shelf life.
• Setup the area and ensure all the following is adhered to: controls for working safely, hygiene standards, use of tools or equipment and order processing/picking as specified in area SOP's.
• Pick customer orders as per the priority of outload plans briefed by Team Leader and Process controllers on the day.
• Record and collect relevant data to enable excellent results such as order tracking, waste, non-conformances, rework, equipment issues, or availability of materials and information to perform your work etc.
• Conduct periodic quality inspections and document as prescribed in SOP's.
• Determine if corrective action is required and pursue implementation of corrective action to ensure avoid disruption or delay.

Qualification

• Foundation level Health and Safety and Food Safety - Desirable