For the successful candidate, an exciting position in an established business with strong family values awaits. In this role, you will contribute your own values of good health & safety, fair management of your team and creative ideas for implementing new efficiencies into the business. Feeding your natural drive to learn, this varied role will stretch your abilities, as you learn different aspects of packaging, using a variety of packing specifications for industrial, military and hazardous goods consignments. Building relationships with our regular customers and suppliers, you will continue to support and develop our company's great reputation.
Reports to: Branch Manager (WD) (Hants)
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm with ½ hour lunch
Start Date: ongoing
Duties:
1. Day to day assignment of Production team personnel (Approx 10) to duties to achieve the branch objectives, including:
2. Measuring of work to be packed as necessary.
3. Monthly stock take of materials.
4. Liaising with Freight department, supporting packing/delivery requirements.
5. Managing projects on shop floor including liaising with WD and Office Administrator (OA) in order to facilitate the packing work.
6. Completion of the work to schedules given by WD.
7. Liaison with customers in person and on the telephone (mainly this undertaken by WD).
8. Receiving customers’ goods in for packing including checking as necessary of goods into packages.
9. Receiving packaging materials (timber, nails etc) into stores including checking off with purchase orders.
10. Ensuring safe working practices including Health and Safety at Work and enforcing and monitoring the wearing of issued safety equipment (PPE) as directed by the WD.
11. Control of tools and their maintenance.
Skills:
Knowledge and previous experience of working in a warehousing or factory environment are essential to manage this busy site. The ability to manage multiple projects at once is a definite advantage. Good IT skills are essential. Experience with H&S training and implementation are required as well as good people management skills with experience in staff disciplinary matters.
Qualifications:
Counter-balance forklift truck license preferred but not essential.
UK Driving license.
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