Despatch Operative

Cranswick Country Foods; Watton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Watton is seeking enthusiastic individuals for a Despatch Operative role. You will be responsible for managing stock by clearing products from production lines, picking orders, and ensuring efficient operations. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ideally with experience in a despatch or warehouse environment, and must have good verbal and written English skills. Competitive pay of £14.11 per hour plus benefits including pension contributions, gym membership discounts, and opportunities for overtime.

Benefits

Attendance bonus

Pension contributions

Discounted gym membership

Death in service insurance

Access to wellbeing support and discounts

Opportunity to buy extra holiday

Qualifications

• Must be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Experience in a warehouse or despatch environment preferred.
• Good level of English necessary for communication.

Responsibilities

• Clear products from production lines and place them into stock.
• Pick orders in the correct order for stock rotation.
• Carry out required manual handling tasks.

Skills

Self-motivated

Ability to work on own initiative

Experience in Despatch/warehouse environment

Good written and verbal English

Job description

Date posted: 4 December 2025

Pay: £14.11 per hour

Job Description

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fast pace Despatch department, day shift with hours of work 6am to 4.45pm, working 4 on/4 off shift pattern.

Job Requirements of Despatch Operative

• Clearing products from production lines and placing them into the stock area in the correct date order
• Picking orders in correct date order to ensure stock rotation is correct
• Keeping up to date with changes to products and their packaging to enable efficient order picking
• Carrying out the day to day manual handling that is required

The ideal candidates will

• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required
• Ideally have experience of working within Despatch/warehouse environment
• Have a good level of both written and verbal English

Pay and benefits

• Salary - £14.11 per hour
• Rate inclusive of £1 per hour attendance bonus
• Overtime – time and a third after contracted hours
• Pension – currently 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Discounted sharescheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Opportunity to buy extra holiday
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Enhanced holiday after 5 years’ service
• Potential opportunities to learn new skills, e.g. forklift driving

Interested?

Email a CV and covering letter to [e-mail]

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Closing Date: 31st December 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest; this closing date may be brought forward)