Kepak Group is hiring a

Yard & Stores Operative

Portlethen, United Kingdom

Kepak McIntosh Donald are a globally recognised brand and the largest red meat producer in Scotland; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance.

Kepak McIntosh Donald are looking for Yard & Stores Operative to join our team.

Working Hours: 40h/week, Monday to Friday, 6am (need to be flexible with finish time)

Pay Rate: £12.37 per hour.

Role Purpose

To support the operations and production teams by maintaining an organised and safe yard area, ensuring general upkeep of external factory/grounds/site areas.

Main duties and role requirements:

  • Ensuring all delivery/collection vehicles are loaded/unloaded in an efficient and safe manner.
  • Load containers with cattle hides and sheep skins.
  • Ensure the yard is in a clean, tidy, and organised state at all times, being audit ready.
  • Organise and stock check trays, packaging etc, working with Purchasing and Operations to maintain required stock levels.
  • Deliver packaging to departments as required.
  • Waste management including the transport of waste containers and proper disposal in accordance with procedures and policies.
  • Liaising with third parties for waste collection.
  • Clean and remove evidence of pest behaviour.
  • Advise of any pest control risks and issues on site.
  • Assist production colleagues when required, with tasks as instructed, i.e., lifting/moving items around yard and covering for production forklift drivers as required.
  • Understanding and monitoring the traffic management system and working plan of the yard
  • Support with Forklift maintenance program, reporting any forklift defects.
  • Support animal by-product management by preparing the trailers with correct categorisation of by-products, arranging removal of trailers during periods of non-production or low production, arranging the rendering of by-products.
  • Arrange hay and straw orders for lairage, maintaining weekly stock levels via Livestock Procurement.
  • Monitoring identifying potential environmental hazards and appropriate corrective actions
  • Any other duties as required by management and within the competency of the post holder.

Requirements

    • Commitment to Company Values; Passion for food, Ambition, Responsibility and Teamwork
    • Passion for Food at forefront of day-to-day performance
    • Ambition to develop self to achieve personal and business goals
    • Responsibility for positive contribution to business
    • Team Work across all levels, departments and teams, willing to go the extra mile
    • Commitment to good practice and quality products
    • Communicate well in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels
    • Ability to complete tasks and work under own initiative to deliver required tasks
    • Good communication skills
    • Forklift license essential
    • Forklift train the trainer qualification preferred

Benefits

  • 31 days annual leave per year (after probation)
  • 25% Discount in our Butcher Shop
  • Eligibility for a daily bonus.
  • Subsidised canteen serving multiple hot food options for breakfast and lunch
  • Discounts in well known retailers
  • Values awards program
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Employee assistance program
  • Training and development
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Pension plans
  • Life assurance
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