Location
Portlethen, Aberdeenshire | United Kingdom
Job description
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.
Job Purpose
Responsible for the day-to-day receipt, storage, and distribution within the company’s centralised distribution centre.
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance with company/client quality specifications
- Safe and effective handling of products in accordance with their characteristics
- Dealing with the receipt of meat products from production
- Checking of products against relevant documentation
- Ensuring the storeroom operates efficiently and effectively
- Carrying out stock rotation
- Preparation of products for despatch
- Completion of relevant documentation accurately and legibly
- Effectively operate company’s computerised system
- Loading of products for despatch
- Complying with Company’s health and safety rules, including hygiene requirements
- Completing assigned tasks in a timely manner to meet targets
- Reporting any accidents or near misses, assisting with investigations as instructed/necessary
Requirements
- Experience working in a similar warehouse or material management environment beneficial
- Manual handling ability and awareness
- Forklift, Electric Pallet Truck (EPT), and/or Reach Truck licences beneficial
- Able to communicate in English in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels
- Ability to work in chilled and cold store environments
- Flexibility to meet daily/weekly distribution targets
- Consistent approach and strong work ethic
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Adaptable to change and operational demands
Benefits
- Competency based rate of pay starting from £10.50/h and up to £13.02/h depending on experience and qualifications
- Standard working week is Monday to Friday, 40hrs/week, 8:30am-5:30pm (with 2 x 30mins break)
- Overtime rate of time and a half applies when you work over 44 hours/week
- 31 days annual leave per year (after probation)
- 25% Discount in our Butcher Shop
- Opportunity to earn a performance 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
Job tags
Salary
£10.5 per hour
