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Job Overview
Rowcliffe is Britain's leading importer and distributor of fine foods to the specialist Independent trade.The story begins in 1967 with the young Anthony Rowcliffe resolving to change British attitudes to cheese. Having discovered artisanal cheeses from small producers at a French market, he set off in 1966, armed with his best schoolboy French to sell red wax English cheeses in France.
Returning with quality speciality cheeses from all over Europe he went on to conquer the UK market and the cheese available today is thanks to Anthony’s campaign to champion and support small producers.
We are proud to say that our wider expertise in selling British and Continental cheese continues to secure prestigious invitations to be represented on judging panels for the British Cheese Awards (BCA), World Cheese Awards (WCA), Great Yorkshire Show, Global Cheese Awards, International Cheese Awards along with the high profile Concours Général cheese judging competition in France.
Our business turnover is circa £20M and around half of this is with premium multiples – M&S, Waitrose, Booths and Ocado. The other £10M is with the independents and foodservice.As a warehouse operative at Rowcliffe, you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets.
This role is best suited to upbeat and self-motivated individuals who enjoy working systematically and productively. The fast paced and energised environment relies on organisation and efficiency and with so much ground to cover in the line of duty, it is important to ensure that you have a moderate level of fitness to enable you to work safely and comfortably in a chilled environment to carry out your tasks.
Picking and packing goods can involve a substantial amount of manual handling including bending, stretching and stooping. Having a good range of mobility is important to ensure you can work safely within Health and Safety regulations without placing undue strain on your body.
Duties- Assisting with the unloading and loading of vehicles, checking stock against delivery notes whilst adhering to the company policies and procedures.
- Ensuring stock is replenished in the correct picking and storage locations, being mindful of correct date rotation ‘first in, first out’.
- Picking and packing customer orders with care and accuracy.
- Good organisational skills
- Strong sense of urgency and dedicated work ethic
- Reliable and dependable
- Strong initiative
- Excellent team player
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job
- Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.
Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: From £11.55 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Additional pay:
- Bonus scheme
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Warehouse experience: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Application deadline: 01/11/2024