Warehouse Operative (Despatch)

About us

Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.

Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.

The Role

• To work as a warehouse operative as part of the Despatch team, to despatch food to written specifications meeting predetermined quality and safety attributes.
• Following appropriate training, you will undertake these duties, correctly, safely and efficiently.
• Always ensuring these duties are completed in line with Company policies, including but not limited to, PPE, Food safety, allergen management, Health and Safety, ‘clean as you go’ and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Good Manufacturing Practice, Food safety and allergen procedures are followed at all times.
• Ensure you operate ‘clean as you go’ and carry out any other hygiene duties as directed by your supervisor.
• To read and understand instruction (written and/or verbal), follow recipes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) accurately.
• To ensure that documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Actively work towards a zero level of complaints for your area and work to a ‘Right first time’ policy.
• To work to Company objectives of minimal waste, maximum efficiency, conserving energy where possible and if appropriate switching machines off when not in use.
• Loading lorries.
• Recording product details.
• Temperature checks of finished product
• Wrapping pallets.
• Accurately locating stock.
• Ensure the warehouse is kept to an audit ready standard
• To undertake training as required.
• Be able to work well within a team.
• Always work safely – consider safety of yourself and others.
• Achieve a high standard of punctuality and attendance.
• The above responsibilities and duties are not exhaustive, as required and directed by your supervisor to accept changes in responsibility or other duties suitable to knowledge or training.