Weekend Warehouse FLT Driver

Deeside Cereals; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A food production company in the United Kingdom is searching for a part-time Weekend Shift Worker. This role involves managing the flow of materials in the warehouse and supports production processes. Candidates should possess warehouse experience and relevant licenses. The position offers competitive pay at £17.17 per hour with additional benefits including access to company training and pension schemes.

Benefits

Competitive salary reviewed annually

Personalized Career Development Plan

Access to e-learning suite

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance cover

Subsidized vending service

Discounts at Staff Shop

Free parking on site

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Basic management of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the supply of all materials from the warehouse to production.
• Load finished goods onto shrink-wrapper.
• Conduct daily Health & Safety checks within the warehouse.

Skills

Good team player

Effective communication

Decision making

Education

Good level of general education

Tools

Counterbalance License

Reach License

Electric Handtruck (FLT) License

Job description

Base Pay Range

BACKGROUND

Deeside Cereals is looking to recruit a Weekend shift to boost it's existing capacity.

• Number of Vacancies - 3
• Working Hours - 24 per week on a rotating basis
• Shift Pattern:
• Week 1 (Nights) - Friday 6.00pm - Saturday 6.00am, Saturday 6.00pm - Sunday 6.00am
• Week 2 (Days) - Saturday 6.00am - Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 6.00am - Sunday 6.00pm
• Rate of Pay - £17.17 per hour (£21,438.14 per annum)
• Overtime would be available (although not guaranteed) on weekdays for this role

VALUES & CULTURE

Deeside Cereals is proudly owned by the Weetabix Food Company. Acquired in December 2023.

Our Mission - We want to nourish the nation with better breakfasts that help them to live better lives, so we've made it our mission to delight consumers with great tasting, nutritious breakfasts produced with passion and excellence.

These are the behaviours that can fast-track us to where we want to be. They focus in on what makes us great AND how we can win more in the future. We're moving away from values as values implies you have to adopt a particular value set when you walk through our door, but we want you to embrace & be proud of your own values. We just want to set a clear framework for the way we work together, our ‘ways of working' so we're setting ourselves up to win together.

• Right Thing, Right Way
• We Own It
• Win Together
• Great Work at Pace
• Always Improving

Benefits Of Working At Weetabix - Deeside

• A competitive salary which is reviewed annually
• A personalised Career Development Plan
• Access to the company's e-learning suite
• Access to the company pension scheme
• Life Assurance cover
• Heavily-subsidised vending service in the Canteen
• Access to the Company Staff Shop at discounted prices
• A health surveillance medical every year (if required)
• Regular business updates
• Free parking on site

PURPOSE OF ROLE

To ensure a steady flow of materials to all production departments and locate and load finished goods in the Warehouse ready for dispatch.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure the supply of all materials from the warehouse to the manufacturing areas to achieve the daily production plan. All transactions completed with RF scanner
• Supply of pallets to production
• Load all finished goods onto shrink-wrapper
• Cover role - Unload, where required, incoming vehicles and rack away the materials following GRN procedures
• Cover role - Load, where required, outgoing vehicles with finished goods ready for dispatch
• Cover role - Generate trailer transfer notes and pre advices for consolidator warehouse
• Maintain and replace wrap on the auto pallet wrap machine and report any faults to engineering
• Visual checks of racking and report any defects
• Out of hours Banksman for silo
• Remove waste from warehouse, including production waste
• Load dolav waste into the compactor
• Cycle counting
• To ensure adequate checks are carried out before and after using equipment
• Adherence to cleaning schedule
• Ensure safe working methods are adhered to
• Complete daily Health & Safety and GMP checks within the warehouse
• Relocation of pallets within the warehouse to maximise storage, recording all movements with RF scanner
• The job holder is required to do all tasks considered as relevant by their Line Manager
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

Bay Responsibilities

• Load and record finished goods from the BAY to relevant trailers with RF scanners
• Monitor conveyor loading and liaise with drivers to prioritise which pallets need to be loaded next on the wrapper to maximize trailer load efficiency
• Monitor label printing from production, elevate with production/Supply Chain team if labels are not printed
• Create trailer transfer notes and submit ASNs to consolidators
• Liaise with Soleil shunter driver when trailer is ready to load/which trailer needs backing onto BAY to keep operations running smoothly
• Liaise with 3PL consolidator regarding collection times, chasing up late loads/load cancellations
• Review stock in IFS BAY location for ‘phantom' pallets
• Send shift report for trailer collection update to consolidator warehouse and Supply Chain team
• Monitor DCE waste unit, empty as required and keep area clean
• Load vehicles for direct delivery to customers when required
• Regular communication with Supply Chain regarding which finished products need to be labelled on BAY and then removed from BAY to store in Deeside warehouse

Requirements

• Good level of general education is required
• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is essential
• Counterbalance, Reach and Electric Handtruck (FLT) Licenses are essential
• Ability to be able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Good team player
• Decisions put forward to line manager
• Effective decision making to be able to operate independently
• Management and use and basic management of equipment

The Company strives to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment, promotion, dismissal or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the business and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. This is an important commitment which all employees are expected to share.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Supply Chain

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting