Temporary Packer
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.98 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 7YH |
| Company: | Brook Street |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | BBBH357209_1749127912 |
Summary
Temporary Packer Roles - DEFRA (AO Grade)
Location: Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YH
Contract Type: Temporary (7 Weeks)
Start Date: Targeting 30th June 2025
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Pay Rate: £12.98 per hour, paid weekly
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking two Temporary Packers to support a short-term assignment based at Lancaster House in Newcastle.
Role Overview:
These office-based roles will run for approximately 7 weeks. The successful candidates will assist with preparing and packing paper files for shipment. Duties will include:
- Preparing files for shipment
- Logging bar codes accurately into the system
- Packing files securely into containers
- Labelling each file with required information (employee name/number, file reference, date of birth)
- Ensuring file contents remain confidential and unopened
The role may involve repetitive tasks and require physical stamina.
Key Skills Required:
- Strong organisational skills for neat and secure file preparation
- Basic IT skills for accurate data entry and logging
- Ability to work at pace and meet tight deadlines
- Maintaining a clean and orderly work space
- Following safety protocols when handling materials
Requirements:
- Valid right to work in the UK
- Photo ID
- References covering the last 3 years
If you are detail-oriented, dependable, and ready to contribute to an important government initiative, we encourage you to apply.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.