Goods in & Dispatch Operative

Goods In & Dispatch Operative

Drighlington (Nr Bradford/Leeds)

Permanent Position

Competitive salary plus Flexible Benefits

Summary

We are pleased to offer a new position for a goods in and dispatch operative to take ownership of operations within our Offsite Manufacture/Weld facility.  In this role you lead a team of 6 operatives, who will accurately process, issue, replenish and dispatch materials within the site.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Comply with the company’s health and safety standards, ensuring that the “safety first and foremost” message is visible and alive throughout all activities undertaken
• Manage all transactions, stock control and replenishment of materials, including Kanban, emergency stock, tools and PPE
• Highlight shortages, damaged or other material deficiencies for expediting/replacing
• Ensure all materials are checked on delivery, whilst cross referencing between purchase order and dispatch note
• Undertake the safe dispatch of materials, finished goods and assemblies, confirming quantities and quality at point of dispatch
• Ensure all surplus materials are managed, liaising with Procurement wherever necessary.
• Manage the rear yard, coordinate storage, waste skips, and vehicle movement. Greet delivery drivers and subcontractors
• Take responsibility for the quality of Kapton tape
• Ensure the correct brackets go on pallets, and coordinate the stacking of brackets (checking numbers of brackets and prepping for dispatch)
• Produce pallet and delivery notes
• Line management for a team of 6 operatives
• Assist operatives on occasion with picking/stacking
• Ensure exemplary standards of housekeeping and workplace organisation
• Champion and drive improvements through continuous improvement, and lean

What we’re looking for:

Previous experience of managing stock / warehouse management

Previous experience of managing a team

Good attention to detail

You would work a 4 day week, with hours of work are:

Mon - Weds: 7-5

Thursday: 7-4.30

Friday - overtime opportunities available

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people.  Some of what you can expect includes: 

• 25 days holiday 
• Sick Pay
• Death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• Pension contribution up to 5% 
• Overtime

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Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

About Us: 

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. 

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. 

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.