Overview
We are looking for a reliable, practical, and well-organised Dispatch Operative to join our production and dispatch team in Telford.
This is a varied, hands-on role focused on preparing finished manufactured goods for dispatch. You will collect completed products from the production area, carry out basic finishing where required, create labels, check paperwork, pack goods, and ensure orders are ready to leave on time.
This is not a standard warehouse picking role. Rather than picking products from shelves, the role is focused on handling completed manufactured products, checking order details accurately, preparing goods for courier collection or vehicle loading, and keeping the dispatch area clean, organised, and efficient.
The role requires an early start of approximately 5:45am / 6:00am, so reliability, punctuality, and the ability to get to site at that time are essential.
A forklift licence or forklift experience would be highly beneficial, as the role may involve loading drivers’ vehicles in the morning, offloading deliveries, and moving materials safely.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing finished manufactured goods for dispatch
- Collecting completed products from the production area and preparing them for packing, labelling, and dispatch
- Carrying out basic finishing tasks where required
- Creating and applying labels correctly, including consignment labels and dispatch notes
- Checking product measurements, quantities, labels, paperwork, and order details before dispatch
- Packing goods safely and securely to reduce the risk of damage in transit
- Preparing orders for courier collection or vehicle loading
- Loading drivers’ vehicles in the morning where required, ensuring materials are loaded correctly and safely
- Offloading deliveries and moving materials safely where required
- Keeping dispatch, packing, and working areas clean, tidy, safe, and organised
- Assisting with general production, dispatch, and material handling duties during quieter periods
- Working as part of a team to ensure orders are completed accurately, packed appropriately, and dispatched on time
- Following company procedures and health and safety requirements
Skills and Experience
- Previous experience preparing and dispatching goods from a manufacturing or production environment would be particularly useful
- Good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when checking products, measurements, quantities, labels, paperwork, and order details
- Able to follow job sheets, order notes, dispatch paperwork, labels, and instructions correctly
- Practical, reliable, punctual, and hardworking
- Able to work at a steady pace while maintaining accuracy and avoiding dispatch errors
- Comfortable with manual handling, physical work, and being on your feet during the working day
- Able to keep working areas clean, tidy, safe, and well organised
- Able to work well as part of a small team in a busy production and dispatch environment
- Strong communication skills, with the confidence to raise issues, clarify details, and flag problems before goods are dispatched
- Basic IT skills, including the ability to use simple systems for labels, dispatch notes, courier information, and order paperwork
- Forklift experience or a forklift licence would be highly beneficial but is not essential
What We Offer
- Full-time, permanent position
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Early start from approximately 5:45am / 6:00am
- Opportunity for overtime
- Weekly pay
- Varied hands-on role within a manufacturing and dispatch environment
- Stable role within a growing business
- Training on our products, systems, and processes
- Friendly and supportive team environment
About the Role
This role would suit someone who is organised, dependable, practical, and takes pride in getting orders dispatched correctly.
Dispatch is the final control point before goods leave the business, so accuracy, organisation, and communication are important. You will help ensure customer orders are checked, packed, labelled, loaded, and dispatched accurately and on time.
During quieter periods, you will also help keep the dispatch and working areas clean and tidy and support the wider production and warehouse team where needed.
If you are reliable, practical, and comfortable working in a busy hands-on environment, we would like to hear from you.
To apply, please submit your CV or details of your relevant experience.
Pay: From £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you able to reliably start work at approximately 5:45am / 6:00am Monday to Friday?
- Have you prepared or dispatched goods from a manufacturing or production environment before?
- Are you confident checking product details, measurements, quantities, labels, and paperwork accurately before dispatch?
- Are you comfortable with manual handling, physical work, and being on your feet during the working day?
- Are you comfortable working across varied tasks, including dispatch, packing, labelling, loading, cleaning, and supporting production during quieter periods?
- Do you have forklift experience or a forklift licence?
- Are you confident using basic computer systems to create labels, dispatch notes, courier information, or order paperwork?
Work Location: In person
