Despatch Operative
Listed on 2026-09-24
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Food Production, Material Handler, Production Associate / Production Line
About the Role:
Do you want to earn a minimum of £13.66 per hour? We’re looking for a Despatch Operative to join our team at our Hollybank site in Scropton, near Hatton.
The benefits of working for Avara Foods:- £13.66per hour
- Additional £2.00 shift allowance per hour on weekends.
- Secure contract and opportunities for overtime.
- Company life assurance scheme.
- Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.
Tuesday – Saturday 06:00 – 15:00
About the role:As Despatch Operative you’ll be working with fresh and frozen meat products, helping to palletise, wrap store and load products for deliveries. So, you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.
Some of the key responsibilities will include:- Picking, storing and documenting products.
- Quality checking, wrapping and palletising products.
- Stacking frozen and chilled products.
- Loading and unloading trailers.
- Using hand scanners to log products into the system.
- Picking, checking and rotating products based on the daily plan.
- Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg
- Licences/experience with MHE equipment and ability to show competancy.
- Good level of English and basic numeracy skills
- The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
- Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
- Experience with in a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided
You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.
We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.
What happens after you apply for this role?After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
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