Lead Forklift Operator

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Job Title: Lead Forklift Operator Location: Blyth Services S81 (near Worksop) 🐕 The woof-tastic stuff Join the paw-some team at Rudie's Kitchen, part of Butternut Box, where we cook up tails of success and wagging tails. 🐾 We're looking for hard-working dog lovers (and animals) like you to join our manufacturing team in Blyth, Doncaster. In return for your tail-wagging dedication, we offer a competitive wage of £13.78 per hour plus a shift premium of 20% ( £16.54 per hour) base salary is £29,468, with 20% ( £35,387 ) 📣 A bit about us At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one. Located in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG), Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 12 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a that family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable. We are pleased to say, this is a full-time permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 41 hours per week working on a shift rotation with a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working. The working shifts days consisting of 7am to 7pm and nights consisting of 7pm-7am. Such as: 4 on, 4 off = 2 day, 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 will work in and lead our Warehouse team, we have 3 Lead Operators per shift and between you, you will oversee and support 12 operational team members, and be accountable for the smooth running of Warehouse operations including but not limited to: Goods in (In take) Moving Raw Materials to Production Moving finished goods to fulfilment to be packed for customers orders Loading Trailers with packed customer orders Export to our European markets In this role your can expect to: Plan and coordinate one or more of the above activities including your direct reports schedules and monitoring their productivity, working on your own initiative, and escalating issues to the Team Manager as required Be a hands-on member of the team, as a Lead FLT you are expected to carry out tasks when required and lead by example, so you will be working on the trucks and leading your team Lead your team by example of the highest standards, demonstrating our values at all times Plan and coordinate one or more of the above activities including your direct reports schedules and monitoring their productivity, working on your own initiative, and escalating issues to the Team Manager as required Work in a safe way following all appropriate safety procedures, work processes and wearing protective equipment at all times, whilst monitoring that your team does the same Operate mechanical handling equipment (MHE) safely and correctly including: reach truck, counterbalance and ride-on forklift (PPT), as and when required, whilst doing this you would conduct quality checks to ensure the safety of all squad members Complete stock counting and systems transactions, updating spreadsheets and data entry, as a daily part of the role. Be point of contact for Team Manager for regular updates throughout the shifts progress. Attendance and contribution at Short Interval Control meetings (SIC) and occasionally daily review meeting (DRM) 🐶 A Paw-fect Candidate Previous leadership experience gained in a warehouse, logistics or manufacturing environment is essential along with experience driving a Reach Truck Computer confident to use all our online systems (We are a paperless company) Experience training a team would be an advantage, and the patience and willingness to do this is a must. Passionate about keeping the squad safe at all times Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers) Happy working a rotating shift schedule - a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working Hard-working & diligent with a hunger to learn Comfortable working with raw materials such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb Comfortable working in a chilled and freezer environment Flexible, pragmatic, resilient & humble Committed to food quality & safety Loves dogs (naturally) 🥳What's In It For You?🥳 Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).* 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.* Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development. Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover. Discounted Gym membership with " MyGymDiscounts" helping you stay fit and healthy Satisf

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