Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative/Yards Person

Job Title: Warehouse Operative/Yards Person

Reports to: Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Ledbury, Ornua Ingredients Europe, Hazel Park, Dymock Road, HR8 2JQ

Hours: 8am-4pm (Some flexibility required)

Salary: £12.75 rising to £13.70 after training

A Day in The Life of a Warehouse Operative

Would you like the opportunity to gain Reach and Counterbalance forklift truck licences? This a great opportunity to enhance your skillset and gain invaluable experience within a fast-paced Warehouse environment.

Once trained, you will be responsible for operating forklift trucks in all areas of the Ledbury site, associated to the control, movement and accounting of raw materials and finished goods. Your key areas of responsibility include:

• Assist in business projects and change initiatives to inspire action and drive operational excellence in Warehousing and Supply Chain.

• Engage in the development of improvements in the effectiveness of Warehouse operations through contribution to cross-functional working, performance improvement initiatives and the development of operational process. 

• Adopt an ethos of "safety first", taking responsibility for Health & Safety performance and reporting, ensuring risks and issues are actioned immediately in line with Health & Safety regulations.

• Carry out all warehousing related tasks in accordance with work instructions to achieve smooth transition of raw material, packaging, finished goods throughout the site, ensuring all product quality, food safety, health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

• Pick finished goods for dispatch in line with agreed procedures, ensuring all paperwork, vehicle checks, quality checks are completed.

• Identify and move pallets to ensure they are clean, safe and available for all distribution needs.

• Identify and report any issue that impact on the quality and/or safety of the warehouse, employees, processes, and food, to maintain standards and make continuous improvements.

• Responsible for organisation of yard and storage tent, which includes sweeping, consolidating empty pallets, stock rotation and tidiness of stored materials.

• Unloading, receipting, and storage of materials.

• Transfer of materials from the yard to our internal customers.

• Daily checks including, security checks, yard equipment.

• First point of contact for logistical personal onsite

Key Requirements:

• To work in accordance with work instructions to achieve the smooth transition of raw materials, packaging, finished goods throughout the site. 

• The yards person must have good organisational skill base and attention to detail.

• High levels of self-motivation, drive & commitment

• Strong and effective communicator

• Adopts high personal and professional standards.

• Being of an open mind with a willingness to adopt new methods as required.

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What Can We Offer in Return?

Brilliant benefits that include 31 days (including bank holidays), free onsite parking, paid breaks, company shop (discounts on cheese & butter), Refer a Friend Cash Scheme, confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), discount on bikes and Tech Scheme, pension, free tea, coffee and fruit, free flu jabs, and personal development through our grading structure.

Our job grading structure clearly identifies the requirements for each role within Operations based on knowledge, skill and responsibility and encourages development in line with personal ambition whilst being fair and consistent. This framework, together with strong working relationships, enables Ornua to be a business where people belong and feel valued and can grow.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

• Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world, and for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies.

• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.

• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.

• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.