Packaging and Dispatch Operative

Packing & Dispatch Operative Location: West Thurrock
Salary: £27,642 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for a Packing & Dispatch Operative to join a well-established manufacturing business based in West Thurrock.

This is a hands-on position working across packing, dispatch, production and raw material handling, with a strong focus on health and safety, quality and maintaining an efficient production operation.

The Role As a Packing & Dispatch Operative, you will be responsible for:

• Operating big bagging, packing and mixing plant equipment.


• Loading bulk materials onto lorries, containers and tautliners.


• Operating the packing plant and using HMI systems to identify and diagnose faults.


• Receiving raw materials and transferring them into silos.


• Removing finished goods pallets from the palletiser and moving them into the correct stock locations.


• Ensuring the palletiser has a continuous supply of pallets and packaging materials.


• Carrying out finished goods and raw material sampling where required.


• Completing production, quality, safety, environmental and dispatch records.


• Keeping stock records and spreadsheets up to date.


• Carrying out visual checks of raw materials against reference samples.


• Maintaining a clean, safe and organised working environment.


• Following all site health and safety procedures.


• Supporting continuous improvement across the production and dispatch operation.

About You The successful candidate will ideally have:

• A valid Forklift Truck Licence.


• Experience operating packing, big bagging or mixing plant equipment.


• Experience using HMI systems for fault diagnosis.


• Previous experience loading lorries, containers or tautliners.


• Experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.


• An understanding of quality checks, product specifications and raw material verification.


• Experience with production records, stock control and data entry.


• A good understanding of health and safety procedures.


• A proactive approach to maintaining a clean and efficient working environment.


• The ability to work reliably as part of a wider production and dispatch team.

This would suit someone with a strong industrial, production or warehouse background who is looking for a permanent role with a well-established manufacturing business.

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