Packaging and Dispatch Operative in Eastbourne

Packing & Dispatch Operative
Location: West Thurrock
Salary: £27,642 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
We are currently recruiting for a Packing & Dispatch Operative to join a well-established manufacturing business based in West Thurrock.
This is a hands-on position working across packing, dispatch, production and raw material handling, with a strong focus on health and safety, quality and maintaining an efficient production operation.
The Role
As a Packing & Dispatch Operative, you will be responsible for:
Operating big bagging, packing and mixing plant equipment.
Loading bulk materials onto lorries, containers and tautliners.
Operating the packing plant and using HMI systems to identify and diagnose faults.
Receiving raw materials and transferring them into silos.
Removing finished goods pallets from the palletiser and moving them into the correct stock locations.
Ensuring the palletiser has a continuous supply of pallets and packaging materials.
Carrying out finished goods and raw material sampling where required.
Completing production, quality, safety, environmental and dispatch records.
Keeping stock records and spreadsheets up to date.
Carrying out visual checks of raw materials against reference samples.
Maintaining a clean, safe and organised working environment.
Following all site health and safety procedures.
Supporting continuous improvement across the production and dispatch operation.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have:
A valid Forklift Truck Licence.
Experience operating packing, big bagging or mixing plant equipment.
Experience using HMI systems for fault diagnosis.
Previous experience loading lorries, containers or tautliners.
Experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
An understanding of quality checks, product specifications and raw material verification.
Experience with production records, stock control and data entry.
A good understanding of health and safety procedures.
A proactive approach to maintaining a clean and efficient working environment.
The ability to work reliably as part of a wider production and dispatch team.This would suit someone with a strong industrial, production or warehouse background who is looking for a permanent role with a well-established manufacturing business...