Job Description
Why come to LEIVERS, part of Danish Crown over anyone else? – just a few reasons for you to think about…….
An amazing 28 day’s holiday plus bank holidays – That’s 36 days holiday a year
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and share parental leave
Free tea and coffee on all sites
Those sites that have subsidised canteens also offer free soup, toast, porridge for anyone on site
Seasonal free meat boxes for the family at times like Christmas
Enhanced company Sick pay
Matched Company pension
Heavily discounted meat for all staff through the staff shop
Well-being programmes, where free optional health/medical or optical, / dental is available to all (children in full time education are covered free for medical - up to 4 children in the house (if this option taken).
Free Employee Assistant Programme for all colleagues and their families
Free parking,
Onsite training and development for those that would like to progress in a global business
Introduction & Job Purpose
To operate as part of the team within the Warehouse to deliver key performance targets, safely, effectively, and efficiently to meet the required customer and technical standards in a way which is consistent with DC UK values and behaviours.
General Responsibilities and Company Values
Working hours:
Working hours for the role is Mon to Fri - 37.5 hrs, but will vary in case of business demands, weekend cover, sickness, holidays.
Mon - Thurs 7.75 hours and on Fri 6.5 hours
Employee requirements
Each employee should always use his own common sense in connection with the role and take responsibility for what suits Danish Crown’s economy best.
The following values must be observed by the employee:
- Being proactive and taking responsibility
Take responsibility for the task, are committed and well prepared, contribute and help with tasks, follow agreed standards and principles, react if things go wrong, are systematical and document your tasks, are thinking ahead and planning.
- Customer focus and focus on the business
Listen and understand, put yourself in their situation, innovative, treat customer professionally, understand individual customer processes and specifications.
Communicate effectively and with constant care, ensuring coordination within the department.
- Being professional and cooperate with everyone
Well prepared and committed, listens and takes responsibility for problem solutions; effectively represents the department across functions; cooperates with all in a professional manner; adaptable and strives to continuously develop.
- Use your common sense
Keep it simple, focus on functionality, consider the business case (cost-benefit), be cost conscious.
Job responsibilities and assignments
Job Purpose: To operate as part of the team within the Warehouse to deliver key performance targets, safely, effectively and efficiently to meet the required customer and technical standards.
Health and Safety
· Wear correct PPE including, clothing, gloves and shoes.
· Comply with food and hygiene requirements and HACCP principles at all times.
· Operate within the Company health and safety standards at all times and ensure that workstations are kept clean and tidy at all times.
· Complete forklift truck checks as required, be vigilant and always operate the forklift truck in line with training procedures.
· Report any hazards or equipment problems immediately to your Department Supervisor and support resolution as appropriate.
Business Performance
· Strive to assist delivery of the key performance targets for your department.
· Ensure Good standards of General Working Practice and that the department Schedules are completed at all times.
· In conjunction with the Department Supervisor continuously review working methods and identify ways to improve efficiency and reduce labour costs and waste whilst maintaining quality and technical standards.
· Contribute to Departmental and Site improvement projects as required.
Operational Responsibilities
· Communicate effectively within the team and be aware of business, departmental and team issues to help maintain an engaged and motivated workforce.
· Complete required Training and Development initiatives.
· Focus on performance to support development and achievement of KPIs.
· Maintain and apply knowledge of warehousing principles through all areas of the Warehouse, including stock rotation, stock taking and identifying short-dated or damaged products.
· Utilise the forklift truck as required, be vigilant and always follow training procedures during operation.
· Ensure HACCP principles and good hygiene practices are adhered to within the Warehouse, complete cleaning schedules and be diligent with regards to monitoring temperatures.
· Act as a role model and demonstrate Core company values, behaviours and high-performance standards at all times.
· Participate in individual performance assessments and reviews in conjunction with senior management and provide appropriate constructive feedback to improve performance.
· Take personal responsibility for own development and ensure knowledge and understanding of all departments’ best practice and factors affecting business performance is kept up to date.
· Assist Goods Inwards in receiving product as required, put stock away in the correct location within the department, pick and collate orders accurately as part of the team.
· Check products are labelled correctly from receipt (batch codes etc) through to despatch (customer codes, order number) to ensure full traceability.
· Organise product for despatch accordingly at end of shift ready for loading crew the following morning, this includes verifying all orders processed for despatch are on the correct pallets.
· Raising awareness to senior management or the sales team of product that is unavailable in all departments, or of deliveries that are late and require expediting.
· Be flexible and assist the Warehouse Manager and Department Supervisors by supporting other warehouse departments as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
· Knowledge and understanding of supply chain – including requirements and expectations from intake through to processing, despatch and the end customer.
· Ability to prioritise workload effectively
· Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines.
· Experience of working within a warehouse environment.
· Knowledge and understanding of the meat industry.
· Knowledge and understanding of factors which affect efficiency e.g. labour costs and waste.
· Teamwork and Communication skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £24,621.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bristol, BS16 9QH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Leivers - Warehouse Operative with FLT