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We’re looking for a Despatch Operative to join our team at our Hollybank site in Scropton, near Hatton.\nThe benefits of working for Avara Foods:\nAs a Despatch Operative you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.\nWe offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:\n£13.66 per hour\nAdditional £2.00 shift allowance per hour for hours after 18:00 and before 06:00.\nSecure contract and opportunities for overtime.\nCompany life assurance scheme. \nStaff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices.\nCycle to work scheme \nAccess to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.\nWorking Hours\nTuesday - Saturday 21:00 - 06:00\nAbout the role:\n As Despatch Operative you’ll be working with fresh and frozen meat products, helping to palletise, wrap store and load products for deliveries. So, you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.\nSome of the key responsibilities will include:\nPicking, storing and documenting products.\nQuality checking, wrapping and palletising products. \nStacking frozen and chilled products. \nLoading and unloading trailers.\nUsing hand scanners to log products into the system. \nPicking, checking and rotating products based on the daily plan. \nManual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg\nWhat you’ll need to be successful:\nLicences/experience with MHE equipment and ability to show competancy. \nGood level of English and basic numeracy skills\nThe ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively \nGood attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks\nExperience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided \nWho are we, and what do we do?\nYou may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. 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