Loading Bay Operator

Main Purpose of Role: Provide leadership by establishing and maintaining company expectations through demonstrating high standards of working while being conscious of Health & Safety. Continuously monitor performance and activities of palletising, wrapping, labelling and then loading of those products received from Production.

Principal Tasks:

• Ensure that all pallets are stacked to their required configuration within product quality and safety specifications.
• Utilise floor space through using designated areas for Hold, ADA and W.I.P. pallets, to avoid bottleneck situations.
• Ensure that all resources are controlled efficiently for the achieving of daily activities and standards.
• Administration duties as required, including Email, Shift Reports and WMS system:
• Monitor urgent Prod. Order emails and action accordingly.
• Communicate possible bottleneck situation to allow solutions to be offered.
• Work with Managers and Shift Clerks on staff levels i.e. holidays, absence.
• Record and email Despatch Report (at the designated times).
• Report continual quality issues i.e. taped, damaged boxes.
• Ordering of designated customer trailers (ASDA/JS).
• Weekly stock count, including Part Pallet control and required Negative Adjustments.
• Develop constructive working relationship with other Despatch Shift Leaders through off shift team work, communication and shift handovers.
• Train and monitor staff in Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Safe System of Working (S.S.O.W.) and Tool Box Talks; including new employees.
• Work with staff to create team spirit, improve knowledge, skills and attitude through ensuring procedures are being adhered to the standards expected.
• Identify areas of inefficiency, systems, staff or environment, and communicate ideas and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure that Housekeeping is influenced so that working areas are kept clean, tidy and that Hygiene rules and regulations are observed at all times.
• Discipline – can and should discuss with individuals minor breaches of discipline but formal disciplinary action cannot be taken.
• Discussion forms part of the administration duties for recording and monitor against KPI including staff reviews.
• Conduct Return to Work interviews, complete absence investigation form and record absence accordingly.
• Ensure a safe working environment through Health & Safety compliance, understanding legislation and regulation policies and procedures.
• Liaise with Warehouse Section Leaders for required consumables.
• Action any other reasonable requests from Warehouse Manager.

The Job Description is not exhausted and you may be required to perform other duties as requested.

Skills:

• Must be familiar with Despatch systems and Microsoft programmes.
• Time Management, Analysing information, Problem solving and organising.
• Dependability, Commitment and Leadership.

Hours, Shifts: Monday to Friday, rotating weekly. Training opportunities and career development available. We are about to embark on an exciting journey to enable colleagues to train, develop and enhance their career and earning opportunities.

Starting pay is £13.03 with the opportunity to earn more through skills assessment going to £13.03 as developed in role and £13.74 as excelling in role. If you would like to join one of the UK's leading snack food manufacturing businesses then please apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £13.03 per hour

Benefits: Canteen, Company pension, Discounted or free food, Free parking, On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate: Corby NN17 4AP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience: Warehouse: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person