Despatch Operative - Arla Foods, Stourton, Leeds

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Despatch Operative - Arla Foods, Stourton, Leeds

Location: Leeds, GB

As a Despatch Operative at our Stourton site, you will be part of a high-performance team both delivering and supporting other functions to meet challenging team and personal goals. Completing all cold store functions including order picking, physical inventory, loading and unloading vehicles, house-keeping duties, EWM & Voice picking.

About the job

• Working with state of the art technology, such as our EWM voice picking, you will ensure full completion of daily targets whilst maintaining strict food hygiene and Health & Safety standards within the department.
• Operating End of Line Palletisers and scheduling workload to ensure efficient pallet supply across the Dairy and to our customers.
• You will monitor equipment performance and correct/raise issues before they become problems and perform basic maintenance tasks and fault diagnosis (OAC).
• Report safety issues and maintain proper safety conditions of equipment and surroundings.
• Perform quality inspections on materials and finished products before sending to customers.
• Perform specified cleaning tasks as per our daily/monthly schedules.
• Support the running of our production lines safely and efficiently to ensure top quality products are distributed on time.

What you’ll need to be successful in the role

• Previous experience of working in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
• A motivated team player, who can work on their own initiative and knows about supply chain processes and adhering to health and safety rules.
• You must be a strong communicator, 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

• 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 canteen.
• Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas!

About our Stourton site

• Our Stourton Dairy/Creamery was opened in 2004 and produces milk, creams, custards and cottage cheese.
• We create 225 SKUs across 16 filling lines and 11 pasteurisers.
• Brands such as Cravendale and Arla BOB are produced at our Stourton site.
• The daily raw milk intake at Stourton is 2.2m Litres.
• The site has around 900 members of staff with 2 process colleagues who have a combined service of over 100 years!

If this role sounds of interest then please apply using the link or reach out to Tony Clapham, Talent Partner, at Arla Foods.

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.

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