Job description
A bit about us
At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team, and we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one. As a B-Corp certified company; you can be sure you are joining a sustainable company who care about our people, product and our impact on the environment.
Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 8 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.
A bit about the role
As a FLT Operator and Instructor you will work primarily in our warehouse, also offering training and support to our fulfilment and production teams, In this roles you can expect to:
At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team, and we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one. As a B-Corp certified company; you can be sure you are joining a sustainable company who care about our people, product and our impact on the environment.
Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 8 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.
A bit about the role
As a FLT Operator and Instructor you will work primarily in our warehouse, also offering training and support to our fulfilment and production teams, In this roles you can expect to:
- Oversee all FLT training on site, ensuring accurate records and reports are kept up to date.
- Be an operating member of the warehouse team and you will be required to be hands-on as and when required to support business needs.
- Ensure that all employees are comprehensively trained and qualified on all site work equipment.
- To observe and promote safe working practices, coach students and colleagues on safe behaviours and best practice whilst operating MHE or performing processes.
- Identify and assess training and development requirements, with the aim to develop personal performance
- Support the learning and development dept by conducting observations and maintaining training material.
- Provide ongoing training, support and personal development to members of the team
- Learn to motivate staff and maintain a positive and professional atmosphere
- Promote a good work ethic and be a positive mentor and role model
- Working closely with the Team Managers in supporting the shift and ensuring correct training is booked and given to relevant staff.
- You will be paid an hourly rate working a rolling average of 41 hours per week. We recognise that you will be working a rotating roster covering both days, with a degree of flexibility needed for night, although unlikely there may be a business need to flex to nights occasionally
- This role attracts the equivalent to a lead op rate due to the instructor element of the role, with a 10% shift allowance, this is a days based Panama role which includes some weekend working
A bit about you
- Hard-working & diligent with a hunger to learn
- At least 2 years, Counterbalance PPT and reach truck experience is essential
- Experience of training is highly desirable
- Passionate about developing colleagues
- A keen eye for Health and safety and protecting you colleagues
- Natural at continuous professional development
- Flexible, pragmatic, resilient & humble
- Good level of communication
- A good level computer literacy, including at least intermediate excel / Google Sheets skills
- Comfortable with managing upwards and stakeholder management
- SAP or other warehouse management software is desirable
- Loves dogs (naturally)
A bit about what we offer
- A salary of £12.30 + 10% shift allowance giving you a total hourly salary of £13.53 per hour (Annual salary £26,309 +10% = £28,939)
- 257.5 hours holidays and an additional 8 hours for every year of service
- Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis)
- Enrolment into the company pension scheme
- Enhanced parental leave
- Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs
- Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas)
- Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes
- Be part of an energetic and high performing team
- Team socials & events
- Free on-site parking
️❗️A few things to note:
- This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster
- We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone
- As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance
- We look forward to receiving your application!
- We are not looking for agency support on this role
- We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career, if it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.
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Butternut Box
www.butternutbox.com
London, United Kingdom
Kevin Glynn and David Nolan
Unknown / Non-Applicable
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
Pet & Pet Supplies Stores
2016