Dispatch Operative

Avoca Ireland; Bray; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Avoca Central Bakery & Kitchen Bray is seeking a Dispatch Operative to manage the daily food dispatch workflow, ensuring accurate packing and safe loading of products for customer delivery.

The role focuses on final stage production responsibilities in a chilled environment, requiring attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced setting. Entry-level with on-the-job training provided.

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy skills for checking orders, stock rotation, and documentation.
• High attention to detail, ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, and strong team-working abilities.
• Ability to report faults to supervisors and work with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Picking customer orders accurately, assembling, and preparing finished goods for transport in line with production schedules.
• Safely prepare, loading and unloading delivery crates. Labelling crates, ensuring they meet quality specifications and are properly organized.
• Monitoring product quality, ensuring no damaged or incorrect goods are dispatched.
• Adhering to Food Safety, HACCP, and Health & Safety regulations, keeping the dispatch area clean and tidy.
• Hygiene standards compliance (PPE: hairnets, bear snood, gloves, coats, safety shoes, jackets, hats).
• Completing paperwork such as delivery dockets and stock level checks for stock movements and traceability.
• Following stock rotation and FIFO to ensure perishable goods are dispatched before expiration.
• Move packed goods to shelves, racks, crates or storage areas.

Skills

Numeracy & literacy

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Punctuality

Communication

On-the-job training

Job description

Dispatch Operative - Avoca Central Bakery & Kitchen Bray

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland's most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

Job Summary:

The Dispatch Operative will be responsible for the day-to-day function of the CBK food dispatch activity. This role is a highly focused on food dispatching. A Dispatch Operative is responsible for the accurate, efficient, and safe preparation and loading of food products for customer delivery. Working in the final stage of the production line, this role ensures products are correctly packed to the store's crates, working efficiently in fast-paced in the chilled environments. Requires attention to detail, teamwork, and manual dexterity.

Responsibilities:

• Picking customer orders accurately, assembling, and preparing finished goods for transport in line with production schedules.
• Safely preparation, loading and unloading delivery crates. Labelling crates, ensuring they meet quality specifications and are properly organized.
• Monitoring product quality, ensuring no damaged or incorrect goods are dispatched.
• Adhering to strict Food Safety, HACCP, and Health & Safety regulations, including keeping the dispatch area clean and tidy and organize.
• Adhere to hygiene standards (PPE required, such as hairnets, bear snood, gloves, coats, safety shoes, jackets, hats & gloves).
• Completing all necessary paperwork, such as delivery dockets and stock levels checks for stock movements and traceability.
• Follow stock rotation and FIFO (First-In, First-Out) to ensures perishable goods are dispatched before expiration.
• Move packed goods to shelves, racks, crates or storage areas.

Requirements:

• Good numeracy and literacy skills for checking orders, stock rotation, and documentation.
• High attention to detail, ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, and strong team-working abilities. Ability to spot quality issues and follow exact specifications.
• Work effectively with colleagues and report faults to supervisors.
• Strong work ethic with a focus on punctuality and attendance.
• Requires no formal experience (entry-level), with on-the-job training provided.

Ability to handle repetitive, manual lifting of items in chilled/cold environments.

Availability to work late evening shift (2pm - 11pm) Monday - Saturday.