Operational Support

Amberley Adhesive Labels; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local manufacturing company in Blandford Forum is seeking an Operational Support to join their Operations Department. The role involves diverse responsibilities including delivery management, waste handling, and general maintenance duties. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be detail-oriented and a proactive team player. Candidates with a full clean driving license and preferably a forklift operator license are encouraged to apply. This position offers a supportive environment with early finishes on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Friendly and approachable demeanor, with a proactive and enthusiastic attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist in despatch and rewind finishing support as needed.
• Drive deliveries and maintain the vehicle clean and fueled.
• Manage waste by collecting, compacting, and weighing daily.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Computer literate

Full clean driving license

Forklift operator license (preferable)

Job description

Do you want early finishes on a Friday? Do you want a job with variety? Then this could be an exciting role for you! An opportunity has arisen for an Operational Support within our Operations Department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team in Dorset. You would be working 08:30-17:00 Monday-Thursday and 08:30-14:00 on a Friday.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Despatch and Rewind Finishing support - assisting with daily duties as and when required, including holiday cover
• Delivery/Collections - Weekly requirements for driving and delivering to our customers, maintaining the vehicle ensuring it is kept clean and fully fueled and any damages reported and managed. Please note some of these deliveries are up to 2 hours away from the site
• Waste Management - Compacting duties including the collection, emptying, compacting and weighing all waste daily using both an external and internal compactor, ensuring empty collection bins are available throughout the factory overnight.
• Maintenance - Working to an allocated tasks list, there will be a few small maintenance jobs to be completed around the business. Each task will be reviewed to ensure it meets the capability of the team member, anything outside this will be sourced to a qualified person, i.e. electrical, plumbing etc.
• Cleaning duties - To maintain the clean factory floor environment to a high level, all walkways must also be kept clean using equipment provided. There will also be some requirements for machinery cleaning, for which full training in all Health & Safety aspects will be given.
• Raw materials management - Support will be required to ensure excess raw materials are returned to stores
• Holiday cover - Cover would be required in some operational areas, where flexibility on the tasks above will be allowed to ensure holiday cover is supported.

Key Requirements

• An excellent communicator - written and verbal - always
• Well organised, paying close attention to detail, ability to prioritise, remaining calm under pressure
• Friendly, approachable, flexible and a team player
• Able to work independently seeking guidance where appropriate
• Proactive, positive, enthusiastic - demonstrates "can do" attitude
• Confident
• Smart appearance
• Computer literate - MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint or equivalent (Office 365 knowledge preferabletação).
• Full clean driving license
• Forklift operator license (preferable, training and qualification will be offered to the right candidate)

Selection

This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive business who invest in people. Should you feel that your skills and experience match the specification, please forward your covering letter and CV along with your salary expectations to our team. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 7 days after the closing date, then please assume that your application has not been successful.