Warehouse FLT Operative

Job Title: Warehouse FLT Operative

Reports to: Warehouse Manager

Location:Ornua Ingredients Europe, Spinneyfields Farm, Nantwich, CW5 6DN

Hours:Hours:40 hours per week (6am-2pm & 2pm-10pm rotating shifts)

Salary:Salary:£11 per hour

Benefits:

Free on-site parking, generous annual leave entitlement, pension, company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Tech scheme, confidential Employee Assistance Programme

company background

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its Members; Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, it has annualised sales of over €2.3 billion and a global team of 2,850 employees. Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Kerrygold Avantage, Forto, and BEO. Markets are served by production facilities and in-market sales and marketing teams in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and the US.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world. Ornua Ingredients is also responsible for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies. The business is supported by production facilities in Saudi Arabia, Spain, the UK, the US and by in-market teams in Africa and the Middle East.

At Ornua, we Grow Together by investing in the development of our people and providing great people leadership for all. We Achieve Together through valuing collaboration, innovation and diversity and by empowering our people to make decisions. We Belong Together by staying true to our co-operative roots, valuing each other’s individual differences and remaining humble in our interactions with each other and our customers.

The Role:

Operate lift trucks in all areas of the warehouse and site, to enable the timely control, movement and accounting of raw materials, finished goods, to meet distribution and delivery needs, in line with safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adopt an ethos of "safety first", taking responsibility for Health & Safety.
• Carry out all warehousing related tasks in accordance with work instructions – including picking for dispatch and production, pallet movements and general duties as required.
• Assist and prepare warehouse for quarterly scheduled stocktakes.

Key requirements

• Reach Truck Licence - Essential
• Good knowledge of English both verbal and written – Essential
• Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environment awareness knowledge - Preferable
• Manual Handling training - Preferable
• Computer Literacy - Preferable
• Flexible, resilient, and persistent in approach

Key competencies:

• WORKING TOGETHER:Encourages co-operation in own team and supports cross-functional working.
• FORWARD LOOKING: Helps others to accept change, implements change, and looks ahead to anticipate change.
• CUSTOMER FOCUS: Pays attention to customer satisfaction levels and builds good relationships.
• OWNERSHIP: Clarifies accountabilities, overlaps, and gaps. Helps others remain motivated through difficult times.