Despatch Operative

Purely Recruitment Solutions

Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 3 days

Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED, England

£12 per hour

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

The position of Despatch Operative is a full-time, temp-to-perm role based in Swindon with working hours from 9:30am to 6:00pm Monday to Thursday, and alternative Fridays from 8:30am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 5:30pm.
The salary for this position is £12.00 per hour.
Candidates should have previous experience in a busy warehouse operation, particularly in a despatch environment, and be familiar with complex picking systems and quotas.
Key responsibilities include assisting the Despatch Team Leader with picking, packing, and despatching goods, as well as ensuring compliance with export regulations and maintaining daily KPIs.
Strong communication skills, teamwork, and proficiency in Microsoft packages are essential for this role.

Despatch Operative

Temp to Perm

Full-Time 9:30am - 6:00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am-5.00pm/9.00am-5.30pm alternative Fridays

£12.00 per hour

Swindon

We are excited to be representing our client in looking for a Despatch Operative to join their growing team. Assisting the Despatch Team Leader, this is the ideal role for a candidate that has previous all round experience in a busy warehouse operation, and can ensure the efficient daily operation of the despatch area.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To assist the T/L to perform and prioritise the picking, packing and despatch of goods to customers.
Knowledge and understanding of relevant Export Compliance information.
Communicate effectively with Sales on queries for customer orders and resolve queries.
Liaising with other team leaders and staff members of the warehouse to coordinate workloads (while T/L is on leave).
Ensure that FIFO and batch traceability rules are adhered to.
Monitoring all aspects of 5S that relates to Despatch and Picking areas and recommending improvements as required.
Daily upkeep of Despatch KPI’s.
Join the daily Team Leader huddle (while T/L is on leave).
Training and coaching of staff.
Looking to continually improve processes and drive efficiencies within the warehouse.
Picking.
Packing.
Use of Microsoft packages, DHL, UPS, FedEx/TNT & Openda.
Any other duties as requested by Management.

The Person:

Strong work ethic.
Ability to work well within a team.
High level of numeracy and literacy.
Previous experience of working with a complex picking system and working to picking quotas
Previous experience in a despatch environment.
PC literate - use of Microsoft packages - Word, Excel and Outlook.
Experience of Wave Picker and other pick assisting vehicles.

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