About The Role
Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Private health scheme
* Employee discount scheme
* Experience annual pay reviews
* Profit related pay
* Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
We are looking for a dedicated Area Distribution & Despatch Manager to lead our fast-paced despatch and distribution operation, ensuring high performance, efficiency, and on-time delivery—every time.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and manage despatch (tray up), order picking and distribution teams to meet operational targets and KPIs.
* Ensure effective receipt, marshalling, and despatch of chilled products within budget.
* Oversee shift operations, resolving issues promptly and clearly communicating with relevant teams.
* Deliver clear and structured handovers between shifts.
* Ensure compliance with all HACCP procedures; maintain audit-ready standards at all times.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:
* Supervisory or management experience within a chilled food production environment.
* Educated to HNC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
* Strong knowledge of transport and warehouse operations, including high-volume inbound/outbound logistics.
* A good understanding of stock control and rotation processes.
* Computer literate with strong working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
About Us
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
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