Kepak McIntosh Donald are a globally recognised brand and the largest red meat producer in Scotland; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance.
Kepak McIntosh Donald are looking for a Yard & Stores Operative to join our team.
Working Hours: 40h/week, Monday to Friday, 6am (need to be flexible with finish time)
Pay Rate: £12.37 per hour.
Role Purpose
To support the operations and production teams by maintaining an organised and safe yard area, ensuring general upkeep of external factory/grounds/site areas.
Main duties and role requirements:
* Ensuring all delivery/collection vehicles are loaded/unloaded in an efficient and safe manner.
* Load containers with cattle hides and sheep skins.
* Ensure the yard is in a clean, tidy, and organised state at all times, being audit ready.
* Organise and stock check trays, packaging etc, working with Purchasing and Operations to maintain required stock levels.
* Deliver packaging to departments as required.
* Waste management including the transport of waste containers and proper disposal in accordance with procedures and policies.
* Liaising with third parties for waste collection.
* Clean and remove evidence of pest behaviour.
* Advise of any pest control risks and issues on site.
* Assist production colleagues when required, with tasks as instructed, i.e., lifting/moving items around yard and covering for production forklift drivers as required.
* Understanding and monitoring the traffic management system and working plan of the yard.
* Support with Forklift maintenance program, reporting any forklift defects.
* Support animal by-product management by preparing the trailers with correct categorisation of by-products, arranging removal of trailers during periods of non-production or low production, arranging the rendering of by-products.
* Arrange hay and straw orders for lairage, maintaining weekly stock levels via Livestock Procurement.
* Monitoring identifying potential environmental hazards and appropriate corrective actions.
* Any other duties as required by management and within the competency of the post holder.
Commitment to Company Values:
* Passion for food at forefront of day-to-day performance.
* Ambition to develop self to achieve personal and business goals.
* Responsibility for positive contribution to business.
* Team Work across all levels, departments and teams, willing to go the extra mile.
* Commitment to good practice and quality products.
* Communicate well in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels.
* Ability to complete tasks and work under own initiative to deliver required tasks.
* Good communication skills.
* Forklift license essential.
* Forklift train the trainer qualification preferred.
Benefits:
* 31 days annual leave per year (after probation).
* 25% Discount in our Butcher Shop.
* Eligibility for a daily bonus.
* Subsidised canteen serving multiple hot food options for breakfast and lunch.
* Discounts in well-known retailers.
* Values awards program.
* Refer a friend scheme.
* Employee assistance program.
* Training and development.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Pension plans.
* Life assurance.
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