Warehouse Operative

Job description

Company Information

Danone is a major FMCG company in the UK, with market leading brands across four divisions: Waters (Evian, Volvic), Dairies (Actimel, Activia, Shape), Early Life Nutrition (Aptamil, Cow & Gate) and Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition (Neocate, Fortisip).

Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition, which constitute the Specialized Nutrition category, offer nutritional solutions with the shared goal of improving the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals. This ambition stretches from the first day of pregnancy into old age, with similar activities in terms of innovation and scientific research. Specialized Nutrition focuses on allergies, from prevention to treatment, with Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition working hand-in-hand to foster synergies and strengthen Danone's leading position in this sector. The Nutricia brand is a key asset for both businesses, thanks to a medical legacy of more than 120 years and a recognition of health leaders around the world.

Nutricia is Europe’s largest specialist nutrition company and the market leader in the UK. We specialise in the delivery of medical nutrition for the very young, the old and the sick, supplying high quality feeds to patients and consumers. Our purpose is to pioneer nutritional discoveries that help people live longer, healthier lives.

When it comes to finding a great place to work there are plenty of things to look for: inspirational colleagues, freedom in your job to make a real difference, and a shared ethos you can truly believe in. Throw in top perks, a responsive and dynamic environment and unrivalled opportunities to develop personally and professionally and you’ve found something pretty special. You’ve found Danone.

Here at Danone we put people at the centre of everything we do – whether we’re developing ground-breaking new products, taking care of individual patients, or supporting the community. And if you join us you can expect exactly that sort of attention too.

What about Nutricia?

Nutricia is enjoying double digit growth in production volumes as the medical nutrition products have a strong market share. The business is operating within a mature market but there is still scope for expansion both within local and global markets, and the emphasis in the coming years with be on maintaining volume growth, whilst ensuring we drive our cost targets in the right direction.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 4 Warehouse operators. We are looking to recruit a full time permanentposition and three full time 12 week positions.Our Warehouse Operatives are expected to maintain a high standard of service to internal/external suppliers/customers with their areas of remit across Inbound and Outbound units of the Warehouse. The ideal candidate will be a reliable team player, can think on their feetand have excellent attention to detail.In return you will receive a starting salary of £18k plus an competative benefits package. This role is shift based. You will be required to work a 3 shift pattern; 6am - 2pm, 2pm - 10pm and 10pm to 6am.

What other skills will I have?

·  Good team-working and communication skills
·  Problem solving skills and a logical mindset
·  Excellent written English and Maths
·  Basic IT skills (interaction with MES system, SAP)
·  Ability to follow documented procedures
·  Ability to make decisions based on data and information received
·  Ability to question and improve current working practices while following change control procedures
·  Ability to think ahead to maintain operational efficiency
·  Ability to prioritise between tasks
·  Ability to perform in a high performance team in a changing and complex environment
·  Capable of working on multiple priorities within tight deadlines

Interested in this role and have the experience we are looking for? You can submit your CV through job@danone. All you have to do is search for the role, upload your CV and answer a few questions before Tuesday 10th March 2020.