Despatch Operative | Pontefract
| Company: | Dovecote Park |
| Location: | West Yorkshire |
| Salary: | £12.48 - £13.83 per hour |
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We are a family business established in Yorkshire in 1997 based in Pontefract with a reputation for exceptional product, innovation and industry leading animal welfare standards. Our facilities combine traditional British butchery technique with some of the best technological prowess in the food sector.
A committed team of over 800 staff oversee the whole process: from procuring the best possible livestock from our carefully picked group of farms, through butchery, retail packaging and despatch before it finally arrives on the supermarket shelf or as part of the restaurant dining experience.
About you:
- Previous experience within the food industry is advantageous but it is not essential! Full training will be given.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Must have own transport
- Flexible in your ability to work on your own or within a Team
- Enjoy working to targets
- Are willing to work in a physically challenging environment
Role:
- Maintain and rotate stock
- Working in a chilled environment
- Operate machinery, scanning and weighing trays, whilst stacking product onto pallets
- Pick and scan orders
- Check through orders through internal database
- Securely wrap pallets prior to despatch
- Loading and unloading vehicles
- Adhering to SOP’s
- Manual handling and the use of manual handling equipment
Benefits:
- Free onsite parking
- Staff shop, with products as low as £1
- Onsite Gym open 24/7
- Subsidised canteen
- 3% Pension contribution
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Dovecote Rewards scheme where you’ll find discounts at over a 1000 Retailers.
- Yearly attendance bonus – (qualifying criteria)