Despatch Operative - Aylesbury Dairy

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in Aylesbury seeks a proactive Despatch Operative to monitor the despatch area. You'll load milk tets and fulfil orders using advanced technology while ensuring high standards of hygiene and safety. This permanent role works a 12-hour rotating shift pattern, offering about 10 consecutive days off. Ideal candidates will be team players with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn.

Benefits

Discounted on-site staff shop

Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%

Free on-site parking

On-site Gym

On-site canteen

Cheese Hamper for Christmas

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong attendance record and willingness to learn further skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the despatch area ensuring key targets are achieved.
• Load milk tets to trailers and fulfil customer orders.
• Conduct physical inventory and housekeeping duties.
• Resolve minor breakdowns and perform basic maintenance.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met.

Skills

Team player

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of supply chain processes

Ability to prioritize tasks

Job description

Overview

Arla Foods are looking for proactive and efficient Despatch Operative to join the team at our flagship site in Aylesbury on a permanent basis. Working a 12 hour rotating shift pattern covering both days and nights you will monitor the despatch area ensuring key targets are achieved. The shift pattern is over 5 weeks and includes 10 consecutive days off!

You will be responsible for loading milk tets to trailers sending it to customers all around UK, using voice picking devices and picking loose bottles to fulfil customer orders, conducting physical inventory, housekeeping duties and looking after our robots.

You will be working with state of art technology, such as our Automated Guided Vehicles, where you will ensure full completion of daily targets whilst maintaining strict food hygiene and Health & Safety standards within the department.

Responsibilities

• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance and asset care.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and regular audits are conducted.
• Actively promote communication links and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems. Perform basic maintenance tasks and fault diagnosis.
• Voice picking operation of loose bottles ensuring customer receives all required product.
• Loading milk trolleys on trailers mechanically and manually.
• Working with state of art technology, such as our Automated Guided Vehicles.

What you’ll need to be successful in the role?

We are looking for a motivated team player, who can work on their own initiative and knows about supply chain processes and sticking to health and safety rules

If you have previous experience of working in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

You must be a strong communicator, who is 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 Gym
• On-site canteen
• Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas!

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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