Packaging and Dispatch Operative

Packing & 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. The Role 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 ...