Despatch Technician L1

DS Smith; Fordham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts through Perkz

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps

Annual health assessments

Free on-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

DS Smith is hiring a Warehouse Operator/Fork Lift Driver at Fordham, Newmarket. The Despatch team plays a crucial role in delivering sustainable packaging solutions and meeting customer expectations.

You will operate forklift trucks, palletise inbound goods, and manage stock to keep production moving. The role supports 12-hour shift patterns with days and nights rotation, starting at 06:00 or 18:00.

Qualifications

• Experience with forklift operations in a warehouse environment.
• Knowledge of health & safety SSOW and policies.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift trucks to move goods within warehouse and external stores.
• Ensure goods are palletised correctly and moved to take-off lines.
• Manage machine supplies to minimise downtime and keep lines running on time.
• Move products to loading bays to maximise trailer utilisation.
• Record product movements using IRF scanning systems.
• Support post-manufacturing flow to ensure on-time, in-full delivery to customers.

Skills

Forklift operations

Health & Safety compliance

Inventory control

Loading & unloading

IRF scanning

Teamwork

Problem solving

Job description

Warehouse Operator/Fork Lift Driver

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 through Perkz
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps
• Annual health assessments
• Free on-site parking
• Referral programme

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 30different countries, proudly employingover 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 fairly, 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.