Warehouse Operative- Kendal
Total Salary £28,796 per annum:
- Basic Salary £25,279 per annum
- Shift Premium £3,517 per annum
About us:
We are a rapid-growth scale-up disrupting the infant nutrition space through our award-winning brand Kendamil – the only infant milk made in Britain, proudly used by the British Royal Family and uniquely crafted locally using British organic full cream milk, without the nasties.
Our company, Kendal Nutricare, is a 200 person team passionate about giving children a better start to life. We’re proud to be a Queens’ Award winning business and to be ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2020.
We’re on an exciting path – join us!
The role:
We are looking for new Operatives to join our factory team! Reporting to one of our Team Leaders the successful candidate will undertake various tasks to assist with the smooth operations of our factory operations.
This is a full time role based at our headquarters in Kendal.,You will be required to work a rotating 2 week shift pattern:
- Earlies: 06:00-13:30 Monday to Friday
- Lates: 13:15-20:45 Monday to Friday
What you’ll be doing:
- Operating Counterbalance Fork Lift Truck across all areas of the Factory.
- Be responsible for supporting the production lines, making sure that they run smoothly and efficiently by ensuring they have a continuous supply of materials,
- Any other Warehouse duties as and when required.
- Complying with safety procedures including but not limited to: adopting safe working practices, wearing the required protective clothing and use of safety equipment appropriate to the role.
- Complying with safety procedures including but not limited to: adopting safe working practices, wearing the required protective clothing and use of safety equipment appropriate to the role.
- Take ownership and be responsible for Product Legality, Quality and Authenticity
What you’ll need:
- Fork lift Truck licence or willingness to work towards this.
- Previous experience and working knowledge of the food industry and machinery is preferable but not essential as on the job training will be provided.
- Once trained, the post holder will work unsupervised to strict procedural guidelines.
- We are looking for a good communicator and an individual who is flexible to changing work shifts.
- To succeed in this role you will be diligent with a flexible approach to work and a ‘will do/can do’ attitude.
- Be self-motivated and capable of working with minimum supervision, working to tight deadlines. It’s crucial that you are accurate with excellent attention to detail.
- Being computer literate is a necessity, experience of working with handheld terminals, the internet and email.
What you’ll get from us:
The opportunity to work for the fastest growing infant milk brand in Europe, alongside a young talented team dedicated to serving thousands of passionate customers.
Employee Benefits:
- Free on-site parking
- 33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), pro rata to start date
- Pension Scheme by Aegon, the Employer will match contributions up to a maximum of 5%
- Free health cash plan
- Free Gym Membership, after 12 months with no sickness absence
- Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary, after 6 months of employment
- EAP Programme
- Onsite canteen with Free healthy breakfast and subsidised hot food options
- Enhanced Maternity leave policy
- New parents enjoy up to £350 worth of Kendamil products (excluding Stage 1 formula)
If this sounds like a role for you, please email recruitment@kendalnutricare.com with the subject line ‘Warehouse Operative’ with your CV and a note on why you’re right for the job — we can’t wait to meet you!