Despatch Operative
Job Description
Due to continued success and growth of the business, we are currently looking for a Despatch Operative to join our Factory Team in Shipley.
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm / 1:30pm - 10:00pm (must be flexible to meet requirements)
Hourly Rate: £13.35 P/H
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Why join Acorn?
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Investors in People accredited employer
- Healthcare and pension schemes
- Free on-site parking & great transport links to Leeds, Bradford & Skipton
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Company events
- Monthly reward scheme – Acorn Achievers
- Refer-a-friend bonus – earn up to £100!
The Ideal Candidate
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Mature and flexible attitude (essential)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Team Player
- Analytical and problem solving skills
Must be able to display the Acorn Values
OUR VALUES
Quality of the products we make and sell and the service we provide
Unity Working together as one team
Integrity Acting responsibly and honestly to deliver on our promises
Caring About our customers, each other and the wider community
Ambition Taking Pride in all we do and striving to improve
Key Responsibilities
- Picking stock, completing documentation and scanning items to prepare for installer visits
- Quality checking work
- Bagging and generating serial numbers on our internal system
- Check stock has returned with correct labels and SRID on goods
- Identify returns that can be used for Approved Used Units and liaise with relevant departments on this when required
- Assist with returns through Goods In & UK Trailer
- Ensure all RMA's/Quarantine are sent to correct departments and paperwork completed correctly
- Any other relevant duties as required
Benefits
- Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
- Free Parking
- Healthcare Provision
- Induction and Training Programme
- Life Insurance Cover
- On-going Coaching and Development
- Pension Provision
About the Production and Warehousing Department
Our production teams take pride in manufacturing our product to the highest possible standards using innovative manufacturing methods and managing the packaging and distribution of our product to customers globally. Roles within production include administration, production, warehousing, quality and inventory control and engineering. Positions range from operative to management levels, providing opportunities for individual progression.
Working with Acorn Stairlifts
Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.
