Loading Operative

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Key personal aspects

• Hold a counterbalance forklift truck certification to fulfill the role (ideal but not essential).
• Lots of handball involved (not heavy).
• Be willing to work outside in all weather conditions.
• Flexible approach to your duties.
• Ability to work off your own initiative.
• Good time management.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Be prepared to work additional hours as and when necessary.
• Responsible attitude.
• Accountable for items you load/unload from vehicles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Excellent planning and organization skills.
• Ability to adapt and respond to change.

Outline Duties:

• Assist with all loading of outgoing deliveries on internal and external transport and ensure that the items are correctly checked in line with the outgoing delivery note.
• Assist with all offloading of incoming deliveries and ensure that the items are correctly checked to the incoming delivery note.
• Removal of all completed manufacturing work from the shop floor into the holding areas in the manufacturing yard.
• Review and check all jobs prior to loading and unloading to ensure the load is complete and free from any defective products. Any damaged items should be identified to your supervisor immediately.
• Ensure the daily inspection of the forklift trucks is complete using the daily check sheet. Any issues should be notified to your supervisor straight away.
• Ensure that the factory yard is clean and tidy at all times.
• Any other reasonable duties that are required by the function.
• Identify and report any health and safety issues to your supervisor.

General:

• Flexibility and good time management are essential to ensure the despatch function operates efficiently on a daily basis.
• All holidays must be carefully coordinated with your line manager to ensure suitable plans are implemented to maintain the continuity of the loading and despatch function.
• Experience working to tight deadlines in an accurate manner in a fast-paced environment.

Health & Safety:

• Employees must ensure that they take reasonable care of their own health and safety and the health and safety of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions; that they familiarize themselves with the health and safety arrangements that apply to themselves, their equipment and their work; that they co-operate with management to ensure that all statutory duties are complied with.

Full Time - 42.5 hr Contract
Monday - Friday
Saturday x 1.5 (if required)
Sunday x 2 (if required)
Early starts required

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave + Statutory Bank Holidays
Company Sick Pay Scheme
Company Pension Scheme
On-site parking
Bank Holidays & Christmas Off