Job Description
Key Aim of the Role:
To cover all warehouse tasks including despatch, intake, yard, packaging and the super runner role.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Corporate
· Ensure that site and pack house standards are maintained
· Ensure adherence to company health and safety rules
· Ensure that all practices and procedures in the warehouse and yard areas comply with the Quality & Food Safety Procedure
· Work effectively as part of a team
· Promote site at all times to customers and other visitors
· To effectively communicate with the management team
· To undertake any training deemed necessary to meet the needs of the business
· To work effectively as part of a team.
· Perform all duties in a professional manner
· To be flexible with holiday expectation during busy periods.
· To be flexible with hours of work and shift patterns.
Operational
· To ensure all tasks are carried out within confines of strict standard operating procedures.
· To ensure orders are picked and despatched within time constraints while maintaining quality standards.
· Notify the warehouse Supervisor of any possible problems or any concerns regarding responsibilities or staff
· To pursue on job training to reach full potential.
· Maintain a high standard of hygiene in all relevant procedures ensuring cleaning is carried out regularly, adopting a ‘clean as you go’ attitude
· Ensure fruit is stored in an orderly fashion and is easily accessible
· To move pallets using manual or powered pallet trucks or FLT’s if licence held in line with the company H&S policy within the designated areas
· To book in fruit and packaging and any other consumables onto the SAP system maintaining accuracy.
· To replenish packaging stocks in the pack house as required.
· To pick customer orders efficiently and effectively and in time for collection.
· To load and unload vehicles in line with H&S policy.
· To carry out accurate stock takes on packaging, fruit and any other consumables.
· To maintain the yard ensuring clean and tidy at all times.
· To bail cardboard and plastics using the bailers provided.
· Dump aged stock when instructed to do so.
· To actively pursue process improvements and cost saving initiatives.
· Any other reasonable request within your capabilities.
· Understand company procedures and policies.
· Understand internal and external specification.
· Maintain knowledge of customer specifications and critical control points.
· Understand fruit size bands, colours, varieties and harvest dates.
· Maintain high standard of personal hygiene.
· To carry out all aspects of basic food hygiene.
Key Performance Indicators:
· Hygiene
· Customer visits
· External/internal audits.
Dimensions of the role:
· Secondary Education
· Experience using SAP
· Knowledge using Microsoft Package – Word, Excel
· Fork Lift Truck Licence
· Experience working in a Packhouse
Knowledge & Skills:
· Reasonable written and spoken English
· Numerate
· Other languages
· Self-motivated
· Strong attention to details
The working pattern for this role is 4 days on 4 days off, and consists of 10.5 hour days. Other benefits will include:
- Membership of The Vine, our employee discounts website with access to 1000s of discounts at all the top high street retailers
- Access to our EAP which offers round the clock help, support and advice on a wide range of subjects including 6 hours of counselling
- Free onsite Parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee of The Month Awards
- Learning and Development Opportunities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.92 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- CHICHESTER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Warehouse experience: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: WOCC1