Gatehouse and Despatch Clerk

Culina Group Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness/EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Employee discounts

Job summary

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) is seeking a Gatehouse and Despatch Clerk to join our Sherburn team on a full-time permanent basis. You will manage vehicle ingates and out gates, ensuring secure, accurate paperwork from receipt to despatch.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 2pm–10pm, with a salary of £25,740 plus £1,000 shift allowance. The role emphasizes attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Able to organise & prioritise their workload.
• Must be a team player who is capable of working on their own initiative.
• Good PC skills and Knowledge of MS packages is essential.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent problem solving skills and tenacity.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for receipting and despatching of loads in a timely and secure manner to assist in shift efficiency whilst using correct operational processes and procedures.
• Dealing with drivers on both inbound and outbound gates.
• Liaise with the Operations Controllers in order for the warehouse to be prepared accordingly and allocate bays for the vehicle.
• Checking and sealing of vehicles on exiting the site ensuring correct paperwork for the load.
• Completion of inbound and outbound paperwork in a correct and timely manner.
• Using the inbound schedule to book in deliveries to allocated slots.
• Using the CCTV to ensure site is secure.
• Assist in any security checks /searches on site.
• This list is not exhaustive and the successful position holder may be required to carry out any task which the Company might reasonably require you to do.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Team player

MS Office

Communication skills

Deadline driven

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Gatehouse and Despatch Clerk to join our team in Sherburn on a full time permanent basis.

Salary: £25,740 per annum, plus £1,000 shift allowance.

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 2pm-10pm.

As a Gatehouse and Despatch Clerk you will be responsible for effectively and accurately managing vehicles from receipt through to despatch. The primary purpose of this role is to ingate and out gate vehicles on site in a timely and secure manner.

Key Duties of a Gatehouse and Despatch Clerk

• Responsible for receipting and despatching of loads in a timely and secure manner to assist in shift efficiency whilst using correct operational processes and procedures.
• Dealing with drivers on both inbound and outbound gates.
• Liaise with the Operations Controllers in order for the warehouse to be prepared accordingly and allocate bays for the vehicle.
• Checking and sealing of vehicles on exiting the site ensuring correct paperwork for the load.
• Completion of inbound and outbound paperwork in a correct and timely manner.
• Using the inbound schedule to book in deliveries to allocated slots.
• Using the CCTV to ensure site is secure.
• Assist in any security checks /searches on site.
• This list is not exhaustive and the successful position holder may be required to carry out any task which the Company might reasonably require you to do.

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Able to organise & prioritise their workload.
• Must be a team player who is capable of working on their own initiative.
• Good PC skills and Knowledge of MS packages is essential.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent problem solving skills and tenacity.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity,