Despatch Operative

Job Title: Despatch Operative – Day shift (12 hours)

Location: Wymondham, Norfolk

Salary: £23,943.92, plus 15% shift allowance = £27,535

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

We are recruiting for a Despatch Operator to join our client based in Wymondham, Norfolk.

The site specialises in production of outbound and inbound document services. The site contains printing, mailing and warehousing capability for the purposes of outbound mail and postal and electronic receipt, capture, validation, and document storage for the purposes of inbound mail. In addition, Production Services, Finance, and IT functions reside on the site. Both Inbound and Outbound operations provide services for multiple customers.

As a Despatch operator, your main duties would include:

• Loading and unloading goods from vehicles, moving consumables and items of mail packed on pallets and Yorkes from the unchecked mail area to their designated checked mail lanes.
• Stacking goods and consumables in the correct storage bays
• Checking loads are secure and stacking empty pallets
• Performing daily equipment checks, for example recharging the truck's battery, checking trucks for damage and conducting forklift truck safety inspection checks.
• Helping the goods in team to load and unload trucks where necessary performing other warehouse tasks like taking incoming goods from couriers.
• Other tasks will include Printing labels for our production floor teams, using online systems to produce invoices and end of day reports, using MI system to monitor the progress of jobs at all stages, conducting consumables count and updating excel spreadsheet.

Skills/Experience:

• Previous Warehouse/Despatch/Production experience
• IT Literate & competent in the use of MS Excel
• Valid counter balance forklift truck licence
• Ability to lift and manoeuvre items, such as boxes, of up to 22KG

HOURS:

Week 1 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, contracted hours, working 7.00am to 7.00pm, working 11 hours per shift.

Week 2 – Monday and Tuesday, working 7.00am to 7.00pm, working 11 hours per shift

If you'd like to learn more about this role, please get in touch with Natalie!

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. There is no sponsorship on offer.

Devonshire is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.