Despatch Operative

Posted 17 Apr 2024

2 Sisters Food Group UK Poultry

Bungay (Food Manufacturing)


Job Type:permanentDuration:
Category:Food ManufacturingRecruiter Reference:2sfg/TP/13185/2932
URL for Applications:Apply HereSalary:£12.84

Join the Team! 

We are currently recruiting for Despatch Operatives to join our team in Flixton, Bungay.

  • This ia a permanent, full time role working NIghts. 
  • The hours of work are 6pm - 4.30 am.
  • The salary is £12.84 per hour
Package Description
  • 20 Days Holiday 
  • Opportunities for Overtime currently paid time and a half
  • Free onsite parking
  • Subsidised canteen on site
  • Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
  • Full and Part Time Contracts Available
  • £100 refer a friend scheme
  • Free buses to work for the from certain routes (from Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft)
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
  • Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension
  • A COVID 19 safe environment.
  • Wellbeing support on site
  • Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development
  • In-house training that includes L2 and L1 Health and Safety certification, and paid apprenticeship opportunities with fantastic career progression.
  • Fast Track to become a skilled colleague - Progression and Development Opportunities
  • Employee of the Month - Passion & Pride
Main Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Monitoring quality
  • Carrying out temperature checks
  • Accurately completing paperwork and recording information
  • Ensure products being despatched are to customer specifications and in order to meet new legislative requirements
  • Ensuring all health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times.
  • Maintaining and improving systems and processes
The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following skills, qualification and experience:

Previous Export / Despatch administration experience is ideal, but not essential as training will be provided.

Excellent administration experienced is essential, as is the ability to multitask.

An overall understanding of transport / export / logistics compliance would be ideal.

Previous experience of working in a warehouse / manufacturing / freight / transport environment would be ideal.

Excellent communication skills are essential as is a hands on approach - you will be expected to work directly with the warehousing / manufacturing departments so will on occasion, be required to wear safety gear on site.

About The Company

It takes more than a certain something to create one of the UK’s biggest and brightest food companies. It takes the four magical ingredients of entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to make things happen with agility and pace, the motivation to thrive on challenge - and the desire to lead the food industry.  We should know. In just 20 years, the 2 Sisters Food Group has grown to become a 23,000-strong team that creates a mind-boggling array of the finest food, from pizzas, pies and puddings, to ready meals, red meats and soups. And we’re built on people like you: a solid Production Operative who has what it takes to make an impact in the Poultry division, which produces a range of products including fresh, frozen and BBQ lines. This site processes 1.1 million birds a week and supplies most major supermarkets.

How to Apply

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