Packaging and 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.

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.

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.