Goods In & Despatch Co-Ordinator

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2000 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.

Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.

We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.

To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Goods in and Despatch Coordinator to come and join our team at our Dewsbury factory.

The successful applicant will be a member of a multi-functional production/TPM team aiming to achieve key targets within the departmental environment, thereby helping to deliver Cost, Quality and Efficiency benefits to the Factory. Hours of work will be Based on 5 on 5 off, 4 on 4 off, 5 on 5 off shift system.

Main Responsibilities

• Loading brick packs on to lorries using a 4, 6 & 8 pronged counterbalanced forklift truck
• Liaising with sales and customers.
• Making up brick samples
• Working with Production to manage the blending and re packing of products.
• Working to SSOP's with safe and precise working practices at all times
• General maintenance and Housekeeping.
• Lead a small team of loaders and manage contract labour.
• High degree of Health and Safety and environmental awareness
• Help with month end stock taking

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Valid Counterbalanced forklift licence
• Reading, writing ability and basic numeric skills.
• Basic Computing skills
• Flexible and self motivated working attitude
• Good vision
• Ability to work as part of a team or on your own.
• Good timekeeping and attendance records.
• Team Working attitude and good communication skills

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Experience of a modern manufacturing environment in particular the loading of brick delivery lorries.
• Knowledge of the Leicester brick range
• Understanding of the brick manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of the principles of TPM and Continuous Improvement
• Basic mechanical skills

Training & Development

• Counterbalance forklift operation to Company standards
• Product knowledge
• Multi functional operation, possibly cross departmental
• TPM Tools & Techniques inclusive of 5S principles
• Localised Health and Safety Procedures
• Localised Environmental Responsibilities
• Localised up-skilling

Benefits

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

We are committed to building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.