Despatch Operative (Nights)
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.43 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 August 2025 |
| Location: | IP25 6LW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cranswick Country Foods |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fast pace Despatch department.
Core hours of work are 4.45pm – 3.30am, 4on/4off shift pattern.
Job requirements of Despatch Operative:
· Clearing products from production lines and placing into the stock area in the correct date order
· Picking orders in correct date order to ensure stock rotation is correct
· Keep up to date with changes to products and their packaging to enable efficient order picking
· Carry out the day to day manual handling that is required
The ideal candidates will:
· Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
· Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required
· Ideally have experience of working within Despatch/warehouse environment
· Have a good level of both written and verbal English
Pay and benefits:
· Rate of pay - £15.43 per hour
Rate inclusive of £1 per hour attendance bonus
· Overtime – time and a third after contracted hours
· Pension – currently 3% employer contributions / 5% employee contributions
· Discounted sharescheme
· Discounted local gym membership
· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
· Death in service insurance
· Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
· Enhanced holiday after 5 years’ service
· Potential opportunities to learn new skills, e.g. forklift driving
Interested?
Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk
Stay up-to-date with future Cranswick vacancies by joining our recruitment mailing list - https://forms.office.com/e/Yvxj2GHSA5
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fast pace Despatch department.
Core hours of work are 4.45pm – 3.30am, 4on/4off shift pattern.
Job requirements of Despatch Operative:
· Clearing products from production lines and placing into the stock area in the correct date order
· Picking orders in correct date order to ensure stock rotation is correct
· Keep up to date with changes to products and their packaging to enable efficient order picking
· Carry out the day to day manual handling that is required
The ideal candidates will:
· Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
· Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required
· Ideally have experience of working within Despatch/warehouse environment
· Have a good level of both written and verbal English
Pay and benefits:
· Rate of pay - £15.43 per hour
Rate inclusive of £1 per hour attendance bonus
· Overtime – time and a third after contracted hours
· Pension – currently 3% employer contributions / 5% employee contributions
· Discounted sharescheme
· Discounted local gym membership
· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
· Death in service insurance
· Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
· Enhanced holiday after 5 years’ service
· Potential opportunities to learn new skills, e.g. forklift driving
Interested?
Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk
Stay up-to-date with future Cranswick vacancies by joining our recruitment mailing list - https://forms.office.com/e/Yvxj2GHSA5
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