Supply Team FLT Operative

Join Refresco Pontefract as a Supply Team FLT Operative for an exciting, fast-paced environment with ample growth opportunities. As a Supply Team FLT Operative, you'll play a vital role in crafting some of the world's most beloved beverages at our UK’s largest, state-of-the-art Pontefract site. Our dedication to sustainability and innovation ensures a rewarding career path with chances for personal and professional growth, all while making a constructive impact on both the industry and the environment.

About the Role:

• Salary - £31,664.85 inclusive of shift allowance
• 42 hours - Shift pattern of 3 on 3 off days and nights
• Permanent

As a Supply Team FLT Operative you will be part of a supportive team, working with colleagues who will help you settle in, find your way around, and show you the ropes. Your main tasks and duties will be:

• Performing all duties within the Site Supply Function within the Factory to ensure all loading, storage, rotation and receipt functions of Finished Goods, Raw Materials, Packaging, Waste, Raw Materials Ingredients, Colours and Flavours, and Pallet Stocks are undertaken to achieve the daily Site Supply plan and ensuring the Warehouse and Raw Materials Storage work environment is audit ready at all times.
• Operating Materials Handling Equipment in accordance with Company MHE Standards.
• Management of FIFO ingredients/pallet rotation and cycle count processes and audits, undertaking stock check activities and Perpetual Inventory Checks.
• Working as a key member of the Site Supply team, demonstrating Company Values and flexibility to support other teams/departments where required.
• Accurately completing all monitoring systems required by the Company in accordance with Company Policies/Procedures/Standards.
• Reporting any non-conformances to Company Policies/Procedures/Standards and supporting corrective action activities.
• Supporting the delivery of key performance indicators for the Factory linked to Safety, Quality, People, Delivery, and Cost Standards.
• Pro-actively identifying areas for continuous improvement within the work environment/equipment/systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Premium overtime rate (1.5x of your basic salary)
• Annual bonus
• Access to events which are funded by the company
• Annual salary review
• Access to ‘Cheers!’ our online benefits platform for all Refresco colleagues
• On site staff shop with discounts on your favourite drinks
• Enhanced holiday allowance
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• The chance to earn a bonus for referring friends and family.
• Free, on-site parking and vending canteen and social areas.
• Access to Grocery Aid - a support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice, and counselling.

About you:

For the role of a Supply Team FLT Operative we are looking for:

• Competency in Health & Safety Procedures.
• Competent at completing MHE/area safety checks, immediately reporting any non-conformances, accidents, near misses or food safety concerns.
• Competent at completing quality checks and documentation.
• Compliant with GMP and HACCP Requirements.
• Escalation of identified Non-Conformance ingredients/raw materials/packaging/finished goods/pallets and supporting role in non-conformance process.
• Completes effective handover with oncoming team member to provide an update on any safety, quality, people, delivery or cost issues arisen during working hours.
• Management of FIFO ingredients/pallet rotation and cycle count processes, supporting audits and implementation of corrective actions to reduce/eliminate issues.
• Understand daily supply requirements and escalates emerging issues causing deviation from plan.
• Ability to safely offload, load, store and receipt raw materials, pallets, packaging, ingredients, or waste into relevant location and undertake stock check activities / Perpetual Inventory Checks in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.

Please note that it is essential that you hold a valid and accredited Reach licence for this position. You will be part of a supportive team, led by a Department Manager, working with colleagues who will help you settle in, find your way around and show you the ropes.

You might think you don’t meet every single requirement mentioned in this advert. However, at Refresco we believe everyone has the potential to evolve and improve within their role. If this career opportunity has caught your interest and you think the job could be right for you, we would like to hear from you. You might be just the person we are looking for!

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. There’s something unique about Refresco. Because while you may not recognise our name, you’re definitely familiar with our products. In North America and Europe, we bottle drinks for all famous retailers and big-name brands, from water bottles and fruit juices to sodas and sports drinks. We reach millions of people, enriching their lives every day with a moment of ‘me’ time, a moment of relaxation, bringing refreshment, enjoyment and fun. And we do it with something simple, but essential: refreshing drinks. Your drinks, on every table.

The Refresco Values are what has made us successful and will help us and you grow in the future. If you follow the Refresco Values, you can’t go wrong! Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.