Despatch Technician

Warehouse Operator / Fork Lift Driver

Drive and manage forklift operations within the DS Smith warehouse, ensuring safe and efficient handling of materials and support of supply chain processes.

• Fork‑lift truck operations.
• Ensure all activities within the warehouse (and external stores) are carried out in line with current Health & Safety SSOW and policies.
• Ensure product received from manufacturing is correctly palletised through to the take‑off lines.
• Ensure that machine supplies are managed to their correct levels to minimise any machine downtime.
• Ensure take‑off lines do not back‑up through effective movement of product to the loading bays or warehouse.
• Use IRF scanning systems accurately to record product movements.
• Load trailers effectively to maximise utilisation while respecting customer restrictions.
• Support manufactured volume flow through effective post‑manufacturing process controls to deliver product on‑time, in‑full to the customer.

• Subsidised canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Share Save scheme
• Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps
• Annual health assessments
• Free on‑site parking
• Referral programme

Fordham, Newmarket. 12‑hour shift pattern, days & nights rotation starting either 06:00 or 18:00.