Despatch Technician

DS SMITH PACKAGING LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Share Save Scheme

Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps

Annual health assessments

Free on-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

DS Smith Packaging Limited seeks a Warehouse Despatch operative to support forklift operations and warehouse activities on 12-hour shift patterns at Fordham/Newmarket. You will palletise received goods, manage supplies to minimise downtime, and ensure efficient loading to maximise trailer utilisation.

You will work with IRF scanning to track movements and help maintain on-time, in-full delivery to customers. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and teamwork across the Despatch team.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift trucks
• Ensure warehouse activities align with Health & Safety SSOW and policies
• Ensure product received from manufacturing is correctly palletised through to the take-off lines
• Maintain correct levels of machine supplies to minimise downtime
• Prevent take-off lines from backing up by moving product to loading bays
• Use IRF scanning systems to record product movements
• Load trailers efficiently to maximise trailer utilisation, subject to customer restrictions
• Support volume flow through post-manufacturing controls to deliver on-time in-full to customers

Job description

The DS Smith Warehouse team are a dynamic and skilled mix of professionals who focus on delivering machine products, delivering on operational targets and performance whilst working to delight our customers by showcasing our sustainable and innovative packaging solutions - The Despatch team are fundamental to our business success, one of our biggest departments and filled with highly skilled, highly experienced individuals!The DS Smith Warehouse team are a dynamic and skilled mix of professionals who focus on delivering machine products, delivering on operational targets and performance whilst working to delight our customers by showcasing our sustainable and innovative packaging solutions - The Despatch team are fundamental to our business success, one of our biggest departments and filled with highly skilled, highly experienced individuals!

Key Responsibilities

• Fork-Lift Truck Operations
• Ensure all activities within the warehouse (and external stores) are carried out in line with current Health & Safety SSOW and policies
• Ensure product received from manufacturing is correctly palletised through to the take-off lines.
• Ensure that machine supplies are managed to their correct levels to minimise any machine downtime.
• Ensure take-off lines do not back-up through effective movement of product to the loading bays or warehouse.
• Correct use of IRF scanning systems to ensure product movements are correctly recorded.
• Allowing for customer restrictions, load trailers in the most effective way to maximise trailer utilisation.
• Support manufactured volume flow through effective post-manufacturing process controls to deliver product on-time in-full to the customer.

Benefits

• Subsidised canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Share Save Scheme
• Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps
• Annual health assessments
• Free on-site parking
• Referral programme

Location

Location :Fordham, Newmarket on a 12 hour shift pattern, days & nights rotation starting either 06:00 or 18:00.

About us

We're DS Smith, a company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, proudly employing over 30,000 people, and supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we're building the team to drive change across Europe and North America.

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fair, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.