Night Shift Despatch Manager

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Despatch Shift Manager to join our Night Shift team at Florette in Lichfield. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the Despatch operations on site by leading, managing and coaching the Despatch team. You will have direct responsibility for Safety, Quality, Productivity and Waste. You'll be a confident manager with the ability to lead, inspire and develop a team of Supervisors as well as other members of the team. With a focus on safety, you'll drive for continuous improvement and efficiencies in all areas, to ensure all our products are despatched in line with the correct specifications and timescales for our customers.

Working hours: 6pm - 4:30am Monday - Thursday

About Us

Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division.

The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure company and statutory Health & Safety regulations and hygiene requirements are met all times
• Monitor and report on daily/weekly performance where required and provide detailed handovers
• Ensure all paperwork / documentation is completed correctly and signed off in a timely manner (Including monthly stock take information)
• Ensure all Despatch procedures are carried out to comply with the Quality Manual and BRC standards
• Ensure all used and unused products are documented to comply with all traceability and stock rotation requirements
• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained throughout the Despatch areas in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Ensure all company disciplinary procedures, back to work interviews, performance reviews and conduct reviews are completed in line with process

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience leading teams in despatch environments.
• Experience of managing teams >20 including absence management, disciplinary & grievance and conduct investigations
• Good communication skills and a desire to build cross functional relationships
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of Safety and Environmental requirements within a chilled produce environment.
• Good standard of numeracy and the ability to quickly assimilate large quantities of information. This role will require quick decision making and clear communication.

What You Will Get In Return

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:

• Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
• A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.
• Personalised training and development.
• Employee discount and salary finance schemes.
• Recognition awards, an annual volunteering day and a free staff transport service*

*Free Staff Transport Service covering: Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood.

Next Steps

It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re looking for positive and innovative people to join our professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.

Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 232977INDL