Packing & Dispatch Operative

Imerys; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Generous Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Healthcare

Company Sick Pay

Discounts with ImerysAdvantage

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Buy Holiday scheme

Job summary

Imerys is seeking a Packing & Dispatch Operative at its Thurrock site. The role involves operating big bagging and packing equipment, bulk loading vehicles, and maintaining production logs.

You will ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are met while supporting uninterrupted production flow. The candidate should have a forklift license and proven experience with bagging, packing, and mixing plant equipment, including fault diagnosis via HMI.

Qualifications

• Forklift license is required.
• Experience operating big bagging, packing, and mixing plant equipment with fault diagnosis via HMI.
• Proven ability to bulk load lorries, containers and tautliners safely and efficiently.
• Knowledge of product specifications, quality testing, and raw material verification.
• Experience receiving raw materials, transferring to silos, and conducting finished goods sampling.
• Strong record-keeping across production, quality, safety, environmental and dispatch data.
• Proactive approach to site safety, continuous improvement, and maintaining a clean, organised work area.
• Experience managing palletiser operations, stock control, and ensuring uninterrupted production flow.

Responsibilities

• Operate big bagging and associated equipment.
• Bulk load lorries, containers and tautliners.
• Maintain a concise log of production completed and required records.
• Respect site safety rules and maintain a clean, safe work area.
• Record data for continuous improvement and quality checks.
• Operate the packing and mixing plant including fault diagnosis via the HMI.
• Receive raw materials and transfer to silos; sample FG for storage and testing.
• Ensure pallets/hoods are available and stock is controlled to maintain production flow.

Skills

Forklift license

Big bagging equipment

Packing & mixing plant operation

HMI fault diagnosis

Bulk loading

Quality testing knowledge

Raw material handling

Tools

HMI

Job description

The Company Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts. Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

Packing & Dispatch Operative

Imerys Minerals Ltd - West Thurrock Salary: £27,642 Permanent role- 37.5 hours per week

Why work for Imerys?

At Imerys, every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people, and we aim to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and support our people to learn, improve and innovate continuously. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available.

Summary of the role

• Operation of big bagging and associated equipment
• Bulk loading of lorries, containers and tatuliners.
• Maintaining a concise log of production completed
• Respects all site safety rules
• Removal of FGS pallets from the palletiser and placing them in stock in the required area, keeping spreadsheets up to date.
• To maintain the necessary records for noting operational , quality, safety and environmental information as required.
• Knowledge of relevant internal product specification sheets: understanding of quality tests and implications of process
• As the plant develops and progresses, different test methods may be required.
• Ensuring the palletiser does not run out of pallets or hoods in the hooder.
• Maintains a clean safe work area
• Must record data as required for continuous improvement.
• Operation of the packing and mixing plant including fault diagnosis through the HMI
• Reception of raw materials and transfer to Silo’s
• Visible qualification of raw material samples against reference samples
• Loading of vehicles and FG sampling for sample storage in laboratory
• Data entry for quality and dispatch area.

You Will Have

• A Fork Lift Truck License
• Experience operating big bagging, packing, and mixing plant equipment, including fault diagnosis via HMI.
• Proven ability to bulk load lorries, containers, and tautliners safely and efficiently.
• Knowledge of product specifications, quality testing, and raw material verification.
• Experience receiving raw materials, transferring to silos, and conducting finished goods sampling.
• Strong record-keeping skills across production, quality, safety, environmental, and dispatch data.
• A proactive approach to site safety, continuous improvement, and maintaining a clean, organised work area.
• Experience managing palletiser operations, stock control, and ensuring uninterrupted production flow.

What’s in it for you?

• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Generous Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Healthcare
• Company Sick Pay
• Discounts with external retailers on ImerysAdvantage!
• Cycle to work scheme via Halfords
• Salary sacrifice car scheme via Tusker
• Buy Holiday scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Well-being of our people, which includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP
• Flu and Eye care vouchers
• Enhanced family-friendly policiesMenopause Support
• Check4Cancer (prostate checks)
• Volunteer to be a Mental Health First Aider, First Aider at Work or Fire Marshal

Applications for this position close 13th October 2026

Position TypeFull time and Permanent

IMERYS is an Aff...

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

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