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Company Description
South West Larder: Togetherness, Nurture, Pride, Planet
Full Time: 39 hours a week
Salary: £21.48 per hour
Location: Central Production Kitchen (CPK) and Gateway Logistics Hub (GLH), North Petherton
Want to work for a company where Togetherness, Nurture, Pride and Planet are at the heart of everything they do? Then look no further, Somerset Larder produces fresh food and meals to go using locally sourced ingredients from all over the west country. Our philosophy is to nourish the community with amazing produce, to employ local people and to train apprentices for future careers in the catering and hospitality sector.
At Somerset Larder, our Values have been set by our staff. Our Values exist for the good of our working lives and company performance. Our Values are:
- Togetherness: “Be a tractor not a trailer.”
- Nurture: “You grow, I grow, we grow.”
- Pride: “We can and we will”
- Planet: “We’re part of a bigger picture”
Job Description
- Delivery of ingredients, packaging, ready to eat products and consumable items to customers operational sites in accordance with the planned delivery schedule.
- To comply with all security, and H&S requirements at customer sites.
- Ensure cleanliness of vehicle before commencing deliveries and record condition of the vehicle on the appropriate paperwork within required timescales.
- Ensure vehicle refrigeration equipment is always working correctly and record the vehicle temperature when loading and at all delivery locations.
- Assist the Goods in Team where necessary.
- Ensure all items are loaded in good condition and safely secured in the vehicle before commencing the delivery round.
- Carry out before and after use checks in line with operational procedures.
- Complete defect reporting and driver run sheets as and when required.
- Report all accidents, near misses, incidents and damage to vehicles, property, and street furniture.
- Drop off and collect vehicles from various workshops and garages when required.
- Ensure all delivery documentation including sales invoices (when relevant) accompany with each delivery run.
- Check the product/vehicle temperature at the point of each delivery and record on the delivery documentation. Copies of refrigeration temperatures records to be handed over at the time of delivery.
- Ensure customer signs for goods delivered in good condition or any issues recorded on the copy of delivery note returned to the distribution centre.
- Inform company of any issues during each delivery round as soon as is reasonably practical.
- Collect and return any reusable transit packaging such as plastics trays for cleaning and sanitisation at the distribution centre.
- Pass on any feedback from customers as soon as is reasonably practical.
- Consistently adopt ways of work in accordance with our zero-harm culture.
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Our Ideal Candidate
Our Ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in line with our values:
Togetherness
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A flexible approach to working hours
- Be supportive of colleagues
Nurture
- Keen to learn on the job
- Hold Food Safety Level 2 (or be able to achieve on appointment)
Pride
- Be honest and trustworthy
- Able to work independently
- Have a can-do approach
Planet
- Hygienic approach and manner
- Committed to zero harm and sustainable practices
Qualifications
- Class 2 HGV Licence
- In-date CPC and Tacho Card
- Level 2 Food Safety (Desirable)
- Level 1 Health and Safety (Desirable)
- First Aid Certificate (Desirable)
Additional Information
Employee Benefits
At Somerset Larder, we believe our people are the secret ingredient to our success. Here’s a flavourful look at the benefits we’ve cooked up for our amazing team:
- Generous Time Off: Savour a well-balanced blend of work and personal time with our generous annual leave allowance (30 days including bank holidays).
- Pension Contributions with Extra Spice: Prepare for your future with a pension plan that goes beyond the basics – 5% from you, matched with a hearty 5% from us.
- Life Assurance: Our life assurance plan is here to provide peace of mind, so you can focus on serving up excellence.
- Cycle Scheme: Get a healthy and eco-friendly start to each day with our cycle scheme – perfect for working up an appetite!
- Comprehensive Family Leave Benefits: When life serves up big changes, we’re here to support you with a menu of family leave benefits designed so you can make memories as you care for your family.
- Free Food and Drink on Shift: Enjoy a daily free meal/drink so you can fuel up and stay energised.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)/Mental Health First Aiders: Tap into our 24/7, all-year round helpline and portal Wisdom, loaded with resources on health, finances, legal advice and lifestyle tips – a full menu of support options.
- Christmas Shutdown: Relax during the festive period whilst the operation is closed between Christmas and New Year – a rarity for the Hospitality industry (option to volunteer for skeleton staffing).
- Learning, Development and Apprenticeship Opportunities: Stir up new skills with a range of development and apprenticeship opportunities to help you grow your career and cook up success in the culinary world.
- Access to Occupational Health: As a perk of being part of the HPC project, you will have access to Health Partners, the UK’s leading provider of workplace health services.
- Refer a Friend Scheme: Use our employee referral programme and benefit financially by adding people from your professional network to our workforce.
- Monthly Recognition: A Toast to you: Each month, we raise a glass to our star team members who go above and beyond, as nominated by their colleagues.
- Long Service Awards: Celebrate the milestones! Receive our heartfelt gratitude and special recognition at your 5- and 10-year anniversaries.
- Annual Team Awards: Join us for our annual awards event as we honour the outstanding contributions and achievements of our team. It’s our way of saying cheers to you!
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Pre-Employment Screening
Successful applicants will be required to provide a three-year employment history and five-year address history to work on Hinkley Point C. They must be able to provide in date photographic ID and their right to work in the UK so that security clearance can be obtained as these roles are based on a nuclear regulated site.
Employment Type: Permanent
Salaried Working Pattern: Full-time 5 Days Out of 7
Contract Type: Full-Time
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