Dunbia Group
Despatch Operative
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Job Opportunity: General Operative in Despatch Department
The main function of the role is to ensure that products are despatched on time and to customer specifications.
Responsibilities
- Loading and unloading inbound and outbound trailers.
- Moving pallets and product scanning to the correct locations.
- Using Reach trucks and electric pallet trucks.
- Wrapping, labelling, and securing pallets to ensure stability and safety during transport.
- Manual handling and processing orders.
- Ensuring pallets are compliant before despatch.
- Completing direct delivery and export delivery paperwork.
- Regular communication with other departments (Logistics, Planning, Sales, and Transport).
- Carry out all requests and tasks in a helpful and professional manner.
- To undertake any reasonable additional requests made by Supervisors or Managers to ensure that the overall contract service standard is maintained.
- Ensuring Good Housekeeping in the Despatch department.
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Qualifications
- Relevant experience in a similar role would be beneficial but not essential.
- Be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and able to learn internal software packages.
- A good standard of literacy and numeracy skills.
- A positive thinking and self-motivated individual.
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and attention to detail.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- The ability to work within a team as well as independently and who works on their own initiative.
- Reliable and possessing your own transport.
- Committed to working within the Company Mission, Vision & Values.
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Benefits
- Large free Car Parking.
- Free Refreshments (Tea and Coffee).
- Onsite Canteen.
- Weekly Pay.
- Permanent Full-Time work.
- PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) provided.
- Company Pension Scheme (Nest).
- Staff Shop.
- Death in Service Benefit.
Full training will be provided.
This role is at a rural location with limited public transport links. Therefore having your own transport is essential.
No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.
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