Despatch Operative

Avara Foods Limited; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance on weekends

Overtime opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Staff shop / staff sales

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Benefit Scheme

Job summary

Avara Foods is hiring a Despatch Operative at our Hollybank site in Scropton near Hatton. You will handle fresh and frozen meat products, palletising, wrapping, and loading for deliveries in a fast-paced FMCG setting.

Shifts are Tue–Sat 06:00–15:00. The role requires MHE competency, teamwork, good English, and numeracy; training will be provided where needed. Competitive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Licences/experience with MHE equipment and ability to show competency.
• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks.
• Experience within production/manufacturing environment is desirable but training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Picking, storing and documenting products.
• Quality checking, wrapping and palletising products.
• Stacking frozen and chilled products.
• Loading and unloading trailers.
• Using hand scanners to log products into the system.
• Picking, checking and rotating products based on the daily plan.
• Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg

Skills

MHE equipment

English

Numeracy

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Flexible attitude

Tools

MHE equipment

Job description

About the Role:

Do you want to earn a minimum of £13.66 per hour? We’re looking for a Despatch Operative to join our team at our Hollybank site in Scropton, near Hatton.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

• £13.66per hour
• Additional £2.00 shift allowance per hour on weekends.
• Secure contract and opportunities for overtime.
• Company life assurance scheme.
• Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Working Hours

Tuesday – Saturday 06:00 – 15:00

About the role:

As Despatch Operative you’ll be working with fresh and frozen meat products, helping to palletise, wrap store and load products for deliveries. So, you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Picking, storing and documenting products.
• Quality checking, wrapping and palletising products.
• Stacking frozen and chilled products.
• Loading and unloading trailers.
• Using hand scanners to log products into the system.
• Picking, checking and rotating products based on the daily plan.
• Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Licences/experience with MHE equipment and ability to show competancy.
• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills
• 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

Who are we, and what do we do?

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.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.