Lead Forklift Operator

Job Title: Lead Forklift Operator

Location: Blyth Services S81 (near Worksop)

🐕 The woof-tastic stuff

Join the paw-some team at Rudie's Kitchen, part of Butternut Box, where we cook up tails of success and wagging tails. 🐾  
We're looking for hard-working dog lovers (and animals) like you to join our manufacturing team in Blyth, Doncaster. In return for your tail-wagging dedication, we offer a competitive wage of £13.78 per hour plus a shift premium of 20% (£16.54 per hour) base salary is £29,468, with 20% (£35,387)


📣  A bit about us

• At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

  Located in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG), Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 12 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a that family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.

  We are pleased to say, this is a full-time permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 41 hours per week working on a shift rotation with a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working. The working shifts days consisting of 7am to 7pm and nights consisting of 7pm-7am.

  Such as:

  • 4 on, 4 off = 2 day, 2 nights
  • 5 on, 5 off = 3 days, 2 nights
  • 5 on, 5 off = 2 days, 3 nights

🐕‍🦺  A bit about the role

As a Lead Forklift Operator you will report to the Warehouse Team Leader, and will work in and lead our Warehouse team, we have 3 Lead Operators per shift and between you, you will oversee and support 12 operational team members, and be accountable for the smooth running of Warehouse operations including but not limited to:

• Goods in (In take)
• Moving Raw Materials to Production
• Moving finished goods to fulfilment to be packed for customers orders
• Loading Trailers with packed customer orders
• Export to our European markets

In this role your can expect to:

• Plan and coordinate one or more of the above activities including your direct reports schedules and monitoring their productivity, working on your own initiative, and escalating issues to the Team Manager as required
• Be a hands-on member of the team, as a Lead FLT you are expected to carry out tasks when required and lead by example, so you will be working on the trucks and leading your team
• Lead your team by example of the highest standards, demonstrating our values at all times
• Plan and coordinate one or more of the above activities including your direct reports schedules and monitoring their productivity, working on your own initiative, and escalating issues to the Team Manager as required
• Work in a safe way following all appropriate safety procedures, work processes and wearing protective equipment at all times, whilst monitoring that your team does the same
• Operate mechanical handling equipment (MHE) safely and correctly including: reach truck, counterbalance and ride-on forklift (PPT), as and when required, whilst doing this you would conduct quality checks to ensure the safety of all squad members
• Complete stock counting and systems transactions, updating spreadsheets and data entry, as a daily part of the role.
• Be point of contact for Team Manager for regular updates throughout the shifts progress.
• Attendance and contribution at Short Interval Control meetings (SIC) and occasionally daily review meeting (DRM)

🐶  A Paw-fect Candidate

• Previous leadership experience gained in a warehouse, logistics or manufacturing environment is essential along with experience driving a Reach Truck
• Computer confident to use all our online systems (We are a paperless company)
• Experience training a team would be an advantage, and the patience and willingness to do this is a must.
• Passionate about keeping the squad safe at all times
• Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers)
• Happy working a rotating shift schedule -  a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working
• Hard-working & diligent with a hunger to learn
• Comfortable working with raw materials such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb
• Comfortable working in a chilled and freezer environment
• Flexible, pragmatic, resilient & humble
• Committed to food quality & safety
• Loves dogs (naturally)

🥳What's In It For You?🥳

• Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).*
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.*
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover.
• Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy
• Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza!
• Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis)
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave
• Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs
• Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas)
• Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes
• Be part of an energetic and high performing team
• Team socials & events
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £500
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.

🦴A Few Things to Chew On:

• • This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG)
  • We don’t use external recruitment agencies for assistance on roles
  • We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone
  • We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career, if it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.
  • At Butternut, we are passionate about building a diverse & inclusive team that cares for one another. We expect all team members to live by our values.

We look forward to receiving your application!