Overview
Location: Blyth Services S81 (near Worksop)
Join the paw-some team at Rudie\'s Kitchen, part of Butternut Box, where we cook up tails of success and wagging tails. We are looking for hard-working dog lovers to join our manufacturing team in Blyth, Doncaster. The role offers a competitive wage of £13.78 per hour plus a shift premium of 20% (equating to £16.54 per hour) with a base salary of £29,468 and a 20% raise to £35,387.
A bit about us
Butternut Box aims to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans worldwide. We operate a large kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster, where we prepare our meals using human-quality ingredients, package them, and dispatch orders across the UK. We are a close-knit team with a family feel and are looking to welcome more like-minded people who value a fun and enjoyable work environment.
Role type and hours
This is a full-time permanent contract. You will work an average of 41 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern that includes days, nights, and some weekend work. Typical shifts are 7:00 to 19:00 for days and 19:00 to 07:00 for nights. Example patterns include:
* 4 on, 4 off = 2 days, 2 nights
* 5 on, 5 off = 3 days, 2 nights
* 5 on, 5 off = 2 days, 3 nights
A bit about the role
As a Lead Forklift Operator you will report to the Warehouse Team Leader and lead our Warehouse team. We have 3 Lead Operators per shift and collectively oversee and support 12 operational team members, ensuring smooth warehouse operations including but not limited to:
* Goods in (in-take)
* Moving raw materials to production
* Moving finished goods to fulfilment for customer orders
* Loading trailers with packed customer orders
* Export to European markets
Responsibilities and expectations
* Plan and coordinate activities, including direct reports’ schedules and productivity, on your own initiative and escalate issues to the Team Manager as required
* Be a hands-on leader, carrying out tasks when required and setting a best-practice example
* Demonstrate the company values at all times
* Work safely, following procedures and wearing PPE, while ensuring the team does the same
* Operate mechanical handling equipment (MHE) such as reach trucks, counterbalance, and ride-on forklifts (PPT) as required, performing quality checks for safety
* Complete stock counting and systems transactions, including data entry
* Serve as the point of contact for the Team Manager for shift updates
* Attend Short Interval Control meetings (SIC) and occasional Daily Review Meetings (DRM)
* Demonstrate essential leadership experience in a warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing environment; experience driving a Reach Truck is essential
* Be computer confident and comfortable with online systems (we are a paperless company)
* Experience training a team is advantageous; willingness to learn is essential
* Maintain a safe working environment and keep the squad safe at all times
* Able to understand and work with numbers
* Happy with rotating shifts (days/nights and some weekends)
* Hard-working, diligent, and eager to learn
* Comfortable working with raw materials (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb) and in chilled/freezer environments
* Flexible, pragmatic, resilient, and humble
* Committed to food quality and safety
* Loves dogs by nature
* Employee benefits include holiday entitlement, include annual leave with enhancements for long service, pre-booked days, training budgets, private medical insurance, dental cover, gym discounts, staff meals and discounts for Butternut Box products, and more
* Butternut branded uniform provided; enrolment in pension scheme and sick pay; enhanced parental leave; on-site facilities including showers and lockers
* Access to learning and development opportunities and a vibrant, high-performing team
* Refer-a-friend bonus of up to £500; free parking and electric car charging
A Few Things to Chew On
* Role is based in Blyth, Doncaster (A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG)
* We do not use external recruitment agencies for this role
* We aim to respond to all applicants; however, due to high volume, not all may receive a reply
* We value diversity and inclusion; you may complete the application in your native language and we will translate afterwards
We look forward to receiving your application!
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