Despatch Operative - Arla Foods, Lockerbie

Location: Lockerbie, GB
Benefits

• Competitive salary
• You will be given all training and support needed for you to be successful in the position.
• Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• Potential for ongoing opportunities.

Things we’d love to tell you about our Lockerbie site

• Arla Lockerbie has received c.£100 million investment since 2005, of which £34m CAPEX investment has recently been secured to implement new technology on site & house a new facilities building (includes; onsite gym, canteen, meeting rooms, wellbeing room etc).
60% of our colleagues at Lockerbie have over 10 years’ service
• 75,000 cows depend on our Lockerbie site to process their milk daily
• If you piled the blocks of cheese we make at Lockerbie in a year end to end, the height would be equivalent to 2,428 Eiffel Towers
• The amount of whey concentrate site produces each year would fill 4 Olympic size (50 meter) swimming pools
• Our Arla Lockerbie site was open by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 1975

About the job

• As a Despatch Operative you will be moving finished product from production area into refrigerated storage area
• Completing all cold store functions including order picking, physical inventory, loading and house-keeping duties
• Loading and unloading of vehicles, operating pallet trucks and completion of paperwork
• You will monitor equipment performance and correct/raise issues before they become problems and perform basic maintenance tasks and fault diagnosis
• Supporting and maintaining safety and hygiene standards
• Previous experience of working in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided
• You must be a strong communicator, who is able to prioritise tasks in a timely and organised manner and contribute to regular department meetings.

Who are you?

• A motivated team player, who can work on their own initiative
• Previous experience of working in a warehousing or cold store environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene would be preferable, although the appropriate training will be provided.
• You must be a strong communicator, who is able to prioritise tasks in a timely and organised manner and contribute to regular department meetings
• You’ll be a strong performer with a good attendance record and a willingness to learn further skills

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Arla

• We are a farmer- owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk.
• We experimented with bio powered trucks (google it- you won’t regret it), and built the world’s first ever 100% carbon neutral dairy. All as part of our ongoing commitment to combatting climate change.
• We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands.
• We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe.

Arla Foods Lockerbie Creamery
Address: Lockerbie DG11 1LW, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1387 812600
https://www.arla.com/

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