Job Description
Despatch Operative
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Despatch Operative - Full Time
* Shift A (Alternating weeks)- 4 day week, 3 day week
Week 1 - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7am to 18:30pm / Week 2 - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 7am to 18:30pm
About us
Like us, are you passionate to succeed?
At Branston we pride ourselves on our HWDB values and aim to exemplify this in everything we do. Our purpose is to make a positive difference to people’s lives and the wider environment, focusing on work life balance and employee wellbeing. We are dedicated to helping employees grow their careers, with training opportunities that allow you to build on existing skills and develop new ones. We like to celebrate success, and have recognition & reward schemes in place, to say thank you to our people, who without, our operations wouldn’t be possible. We understand the importance of corporate responsibility and our impact on the wider environment and continuously look to improve our sustainability procedures and aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2035.
Benefits
As a Despatch Operative on our Night Shift, you'll receive £13.70 per hour, fortnightly paid, with opportunity for progression to Senior Despatch Operative roles, and other benefits;
* 3% Employer Pension Contribution
* 21 days annual leave
* Life Assurance – 1 x basic salary
* Critical Illness Cover
* Mental Health & Well-Being Support – on-site Supporters, (email address removed), Occupational Health
* Free Potatoes
* Free Fruit
* Regular Employee Engagement Activities
* Internal Management Development programme
* eLearning opportunities
* Apprenticeship Development Opportunities
We're looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Despatch team
This is a versatile role operating counterbalance forklift and pallet trucks loading and despatching all finished goods and completion of all paperwork.
You'll also be required to assist with the shunting of vehicles, general housekeeping duties and data entry. Previous forklift experience of working in a busy environment is essential. You'll need to be able to work both independently and as part of a team, have good communication skills and work within Health and Safety guidelines. You'll also need a keen eye for standards and accuracy and a current counterbalance forklift licence is desirable. You'll also need to be willing to undergo shunter vehicle training