Despatch Technician: 12-Hour Forklift Shifts

DS Smith Europe; Fordham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

ShareSave Scheme

Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps

Annual health assessments

Free on-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

DS Smith is seeking a Warehouse Despatch Operative in Fordham, Newmarket. You'll operate forklift trucks, support despatch activities, and work on 12-hour shifts days and nights, helping ensure on-time, in-full delivery to customers.

You'll work within a health and safety focused environment, manage palletising and loading to maximise trailer utilisation, and use IRF scanning systems to record movements. A supportive team awaits.

Qualifications

• Operate forklift trucks to move goods within the warehouse (≤140 chars).
• Follow Health & Safety SSOW policies at all times.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift trucks to move goods and ensure correct palletising.
• Maintain accurate product movement records using IRF scanning systems.
• Load and unload goods, optimise trailer loading for maximum utilisation.
• Support post-manufacturing process controls to deliver on-time, in-full.

Skills

Forklift operations

Health & safety awareness

Tools

IRF scanning systems

Job description

DS Smith is seeking a Warehouse Despatch Operative in Fordham, Newmarket. You'll operate forklift trucks, support despatch activities, and work on 12-hour shifts days and nights, helping ensure on-time, in-full delivery to customers.

You'll work within a health and safety focused environment, manage palletising and loading to maximise trailer utilisation, and use IRF scanning systems to record movements. A supportive team awaits.