MS479 - Dispatch Operative
Location: St. Mellons, Cardiff
Salary: £24,024 per annum basic
Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Dispatch Operative on behalf of one of our clients. The ideal candidate will have experience with fragile loads or steel, abnormal length loads, fast paced loading and unloading (20-30 loads per shift), stock taking & container loading.
The shifts are either a week of mornings (6.00am – 14.00pm, Monday – Friday) then a week of afternoons (14.00pm – 22.00pm, Monday – Friday) on a rotational basis.
OR
A week of afternoons (14.00pm – 22.00pm, Monday – Friday) then week of nights (22.00pm – 06.00am, Sunday night – Friday am) on a rotational basis.
The there is a shift uplift when working afternoons & nights -
- Afternoon -10% per hour
- Night Shift - 30% per hour
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Load product in a prompt manner, communicating relevant information to the Dispatch Team Leader.
- Liaise with Dispatch Team Leader to organise workload and priorities.
- Liaise with Production Team Leaders to resolve any issues that may arise in relation to unsatisfactory product.
- Load vehicles as required, ensuring "zero" loading / delivery damage.
- Preparation of all finished goods in conjunction with the companies packaging procedures.
- Ensuring stock levels are above minimum quantities.
- Communicate with haulers in relation to deliveries.
- Ensure load photos are taken of all products leaving site.
- Ensure smooth running of deliveries, collection, customer returns, customer collections, adhering to all relevant procedures flagging issues to the Dispatch Team Leader.
- Make recommendations to improve on performance / procedures.
- Yard management is key. Allocating finished goods in their correct location and updating the system accurately in a timely manner.
- Ensuring the yard is always clear of debris.
- Any other reasonable tasks assigned by your manager or Team Leader.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- RTITB Forklift licence (Desirable).
- Combilift license (Desirable).
- Understanding of Dispatch processes.
- Experience of working within a manufacturing environment (desirable).
- Communication skills.
- Prioritisation skills.
- Experience of using computer systems, emails, logging paperwork, SAP knowledge desirable.