HSL Chairs
Despatch Operative
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Location: Batley
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Hours: 39 hours (Monday - Thursday - 4 days)
About the Role
We are looking for a Despatch Operative to join our welcoming team. Working as part of the Despatch Team, this role is responsible for the packaging, loading, and unloading of products in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
Our Feel-Good Benefits
- Health cash plan - cashback on dental, optical, and more
- Discounted shopping & gym memberships with Westfield Rewards
- Brilliant colleague discount (friends and family too!)
- 30 days' holiday, rising to 33 with long service
- Contributory pension and death-in-service cover
- Discretionary bonus
- Free onsite parking (at most locations)
- Lovely surprise & delight events throughout the year
Key Responsibilities
- Packing, moving, loading, and unloading furniture pieces using various types of cardboard and plastic packaging and to a high standard for delivery.
- Packaging of all furniture types including heave recliners & sofas.
- Using trolleys and carts to move and load furniture onto trailers.
- Scanning barcodes to create shipping documents.
- Creating transport manifests of shipped goods and filing these away for reference.
- Processing and grading returned packaging as part of our recycling scheme.
- Ensuring a clean and safe workplace for all colleagues and visitors.
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A Few Things You'll Need
- Ability to lift and handle heavy goods in a fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service.
- A good team player.
- Willing to work overtime to support the business.
- Have a meticulous and efficient work ethic.
Competencies
- Develop internal relationships to help deliver team objectives.
- Analyse team effectiveness and recommend improvements to work practices.
- Anticipates potential problems and initiates ways of improving standards.
- Actively seeks out ways on their own to improve outcomes, processes, or measurements.
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A Little More About Us
At HSL, we don't just sell and manufacture furniture - we create feel-good moments. Each piece is handcrafted to support comfort and wellbeing, tailored to fit the individual. Our commitment to world-class service has earned us an incredible 4.9/5 rating on Trustpilot, and we've been proudly recognised as a 2 Star Outstanding company by Best Companies in 2024.
At HSL, we're building something truly special - a community where you are valued for your contributions, inspired to make a difference, and empowered to do the right thing. We recognise and celebrate what makes people unique.
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