Van Driver / Warehouse Operative

Description:

About the role

This is a key role within the Aylesbury production facility. The role requires an excellent level of proficiency in working in a warehouse and delivery environment within a production unit. The role will require an understanding of warehouse procedures and the despatch process, and an understanding of various operations that are associated with these two processes.

The primary role is to deliver all work from the Aylesbury production facility. This needs to be delivered and picked up from existing clients, so most deliveries repeat quite often. This must be done with the highest attention to detail and in the most economical way with the resource at your disposal. It must also be performed in conjunction with all health and safety procedures and policies, ISO standards and accreditations that are in place.

The role requires significant interaction with our clients, various departments within the Aylesbury facility, the Aylesbury management team and on occasion the CDS leadership team to develop and ensure the Aylesbury facility is responding to its client’s needs.

Your day-to-day as a Van Driver / Warehouse Operative

• Own and deliver against daily, and weekly delivery targets to ensure on-time full deliveries take place.
• Work closely with the CDS operational teams to ensure customer satisfaction related to your work across CDS clients is achieved.
• Maintain and distribute ideas and information on work in progress, through-put and performance, which will enhance the performance of Aylesbury and the client satisfaction
• Produce deliveries on time and correct first time in conjunction with the requirements of despatch requirements.

Responsibilities

• To produce accurate and timely deliveries and despatched goods which meet customer requirements and quality standards.
• Check delivery requirements as specified.
• Raise delivery notes for customer orders in an accurate and timely way.
• To produce accurate and timely finished materials which meet customer requirements and quality standards.
• Carry out routine checks of the van and inform your line manager immediately of any issues.
• Identify and utilise ideas which improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with HS&E, company policies and procedures.
• Ensure all procedures within CDS ISO standards are adhered to and all actions are resolved immediately.
• An understanding of the whole end to end of warehouse and despatch process.
• The motivation to remain educated and up to date with developments.
• To support CDS and our customers, performing other related duties as and when required.