Distribution Coordinator

Warburtons; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Holiday entitlement

Health screening

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Physiotherapy access

24/7 helpline

Occupational health service

Job summary

Warburtons Bellshill Bakery is seeking a Distribution Coordinator for weekend coverage. Based in Bellshill, you’ll support the Distribution team with administrative tasks, vehicle/driver records, and rota management. Training will be provided, no prior distribution background required.

You will contribute to timely deliveries across Scotland and support Transport Shift Managers with accurate, timely admin to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and PC skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational abilities.
• Ability to build relationships quickly with teams, contractors and service providers.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Knowledge of Goods vehicle operator licensing requirements (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Assist Distribution office in day-to-day operations.
• Maintain vehicle maintenance schedules.
• Process vehicle defects.
• Upload driver and vehicle records.
• Maintain driver rotas.
• Order fuel and vehicle lubricants.
• Order office and uniform supplies.
• Answer telephone queries.
• Perform general administrative duties as required.

Skills

Admin skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Initiative

Goods vehicle licensing

Tools

PC literacy

Job description

Title: Distribution Coordinator

Function: Distribution

Contract: Permanent, Saturday and Sunday 0.34 FTE

Hours: 08:00 - 15:00, 13 paid hours

Location: Bellshill

Salary: Starting at £30,548 (pro rata) £10,590

Are you a Coordinator on top of your game, looking for an exciting opportunity in the FMCG sector? Look no further, our Bellshill Bakery is currently on the lookout for a Distribution Coordinator to join their team to support them managing the compliance of our Drivers, Team Members and vehicles.

Essential Ingredients

• Excellent administrative and PC skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisational skills
• Build great working relationships quickly with our teams, contractors and service providers
• Able to work on your own initiative
• Knowledge of Goods vehicle operator licensing requirements (although training will be provided)

It's simple really, we deliver fresh products on time, keeping quality, safety and customer service at the forefront of every decision.

As 'the UK's No. 1 Bakery Brand' we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten free.

We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.

The Recipe

We have an exciting opportunity for a Coordinators to join our Distribution team at Bellshill on a full time basis covering the weekend only.

As part of the team you will form an integral part of our family to enable our distribution teams to deliver our great quality products, however, you don't need to have a distribution background, as full training will be provided.

Here at Bellshill, we're proud to be delivering customers our fresh bakery products direct to stores across Scotland and beyond.

You will support the Transport Shift Managers, ensuring all administrative tasks are complete in a timely and accurate manner to meet internal and external customer needs. The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Assisting managers in the day to day running of the Distribution office
• Maintaining vehicle maintenance schedules
• Processing vehicle defects
• Uploading Driver and vehicle records
• Maintaining Driver rotas
• Ordering fuel and vehicle lubricants
• Ordering office and uniform supplies
• Answering telephone queries
• General administrative duties as required

About Us

Bellshill Bakery is ideally located between Glasgow and Edinburgh and is proud to be Warburtons' Scottish only Manufacturing site. Home to nearly 300 colleagues across a range of shift patterns, our site operates two bread plants and produces some of the nation's favourite products, including Milk Roll, Seven Seeds and Seeded Farmhouse. In total, we produce approximately 1.3 million units every week.

Our distribution team plays a vital role in keeping customers stocked, delivering around 1 million products each week to more than 1,000 customers and covering 35,000 km in the process. Bellshill has a proud heritage too, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 as a key part of the Warburtons network.

From supporting communities across Scotland to reaching our most remote delivery points, Bellshill is a fast-paced, high-performing site where teamwork, pride and quality are at the heart of everything we do.

Extra Dough

You’ll want to know what your bread is worth:

• Base Salary starting at £30,548 (pro rata)
• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you, so you will have 5 weeks holiday and bank hols (pro rata for part time). Plus, the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week annual leave
• Health screening and life assurance
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.