We are currently looking for a Despatch Supervisor - afternoon shift to support our despatch team at our site in Westerleigh. The job is to lead a small team (7) within the department and ensure that the team is empowered, motivated, and appropriately skilled to deliver a high level of performance to meet the objectives and adhere to a high level of health and safety standards.
Role: Despatch Supervisor
Hours: Monday to Friday – 13:30 - 22:15
You will assist the Despatch Manager with the safe and efficient running of the Despatch area, meeting customer quality requirements whilst delivering KPI’s.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include the following:
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To ensure all orders requested to ship do so in accordance with their delivery instructions and service level agreements
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Support / manage all areas of the picking operation to make sure their responsibilities are completed in a timely manner
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Maintain and verify delivery paperwork and vehicle schedules
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To liaise with and support other departments within the business to ensure a consistent and reliable service is delivered to our customers
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To ensure all members of the team specifically conform and adhere to all Health & Safety regulations and internal procedures pertaining to a distribution environment
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Manage team holidays and deal with absences and sickness
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Ensure close interaction and sharing of responsibility between team members, with effective hand over and communication around all shifts
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Ability to organise resources to suit the operational needs
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Ability to monitor progress and performance, taking action where necessary
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Be able to promote flexibility through skills training and personal development
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Ability to problem-solve and adapt to changing scenarios
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Work under pressure
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Ability to work extra hours/weekend when required
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Capable of controlling all direct activities and relevant standard operating procedures, ensuring they are actively pursued
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To be able to operate forklift, electric pallet truck and tug (only required during shunter driver holidays/sickness)
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Ability to use Microsoft office: outlook, word and excel at a basic level
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The safe loading/placement of material on trucks
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Communicate with transport & sales representatives about freight details, delivery times, and special handling requests.
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Other relevant duties as assigned
Ideally you will have:
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Experience in warehouse operations
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Forklift and electric pallet truck experience is beneficial however, full training will be provided
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Ability to organise resources to suit the operational needs
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Ability to monitor progress and performance, taking action where necessary
Key information:
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Competitive Rates of Pay!
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Pension Scheme
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Refer a friend Scheme
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Subsidised on site canteen!
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Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent
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Life Assurance
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Free parking
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28 holiday days each year. Additionally, we offer a holiday purchase scheme
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Access to Employee Welfare Platform & Exclusive employee discounts & much more!
If you would like further details on this vacancy please call or text the recruitment team on : 07483189696
Pilgrim's Pride Limited is a division of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, our business is part of the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries.
We are proud to partner with more than 1,000 UK farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers.
