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Despatch Team Leader — Nights

Cranswick Gourmet Sausage Co. (Lazenby’s) is our fast-paced sausage facility located in Hull. Using only the best cuts of British pork, fresh herbs, and spices, Cranswick is the UK’s leading producer of gourmet sausages and burgers, supplying major retailers and foodservice outlets alike.

A rare opportunity has arisen to apply for a Despatch Team Leader role. As a Despatch Team Leader, you will be supporting the Despatch Area Lead to ensure the effective running of the Despatch operations.

Shift: 4on 4off 18:00 - 06:00; A Shift

Pay Rate: £16.27 per hour

Main duties include:

  • Supervision day to day of the site-based despatch team, supporting the Area Lead in the operation of the area, undertaking duties as directed
  • Continually evaluating best practices and making sure that the shift team uses those practices in the day-to-day operation. Also, work to share best practices across shifts to make sure they are embedded within the Despatch team
  • Effectively supervise and support the Despatch Area Lead in developing and training the despatch teams. Make sure only staff within the Area who are fully trained on the equipment and signed off are operating those items. All staff within their shift are fully trained and signed off on the legal compliance training
  • Ensuring that an efficient, accurate, storage and stock control operation is provided and managed on a daily basis, managing and investigating all stock variances
  • Undertake any duties as dictated by the Despatch Area Lead
  • Responsible for ensuring that their shift is routinely operating best practice ethos. Ensuring procedures, practices, communications, and stock control are routinely improved and developed.
  • Trained to be able to cover Holidays and Sickness for the Admin Role and Area Lead role
  • Complete daily Short Interval control meetings evaluating where against plan we are and agreeing actions to make sure that the plans are achieved and implementing those

Candidate requirements:

  • A background in fast paced food manufacturing, preferably chilled food
  • At least one year’s experience of leading a team
  • A flexible, adaptable, can-do attitude with the ability to learn quickly
  • A strong command of the English language (both verbal and written) is essential
  • Reach & Counterbalance Forklift licences
  • Experience in warehousing/despatching duties

Benefits:

  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Store discount

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your covering letter and CV to:

[email protected] clearly stating the vacancy applied for.

Closing date: 31st July 2025

Internal applicants must make their line manager aware before applying.

Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward

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