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Packing Team Member - Full Time

Hodmedod is a small but rapidly growing company specialising in sourcing and selling minimally processed whole foods from UK farms - beans, peas, grains and seeds. We've won a hat-full of awards and plaudits for our work and our purpose - we're helping to change the way people eat and farm for the better.

We're recruiting someone to join the packing team at our warehouse and offices in Brampton, near Beccles, Suffolk.

The Role

You will work as a packing team member to assist our packing, dispatch, milling and blending teams.

In addition, we're hoping to find someone who'd be interested in taking on occasional, light, site maintenance work.

Responsibilities

Your duties will include but will not be limited to the following:

• Operating a small packing machine to pack pulses, grains, flakes and flours into a range of pack sizes.
• To pick, pack and dispatch retail and trade orders, ensuring they are correct, well presented and protected for transit.
• Maintaining a clean and well organised work area, maintaining correct storage of stock and disposal of waste is stored in the correct location.
• Daily, weekly and monthly cleaning of work areas
• To take in and record deliveries.
• Record keeping and reporting relevant to the role
• Carry out light maintenance work

There is also the potential to be trained to assist with more specialist roles such as milling flour, blending ingredients and seasoning roasted pulses.

Your qualifications, experience and skills:

• Experience of a similar role would be beneficial, but full training will be provided
• Experience of working effectively in a team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills, the ability to work to a deadline and prioritise
• Accurate record keeping skills
• (Desirable) Experience of working in a warehouse or packing facility
• (Desirable) An interest in food, farming and sustainability
• (Desirable) Experience with portable appliance testing

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (including public holidays)
• Full sick pay up to 2 weeks per year, half-pay for further 2 weeks after probationary period
• Paid morning and afternoon tea breaks - and we’ll provide all the tea and coffee you can drink!
• Health and wellbeing benefits through an NHS top-up scheme
• 30% staff discount on Hodmedod products
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free on-site parking

Starting pay: £12.66 per hour

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Schedule: A 37.5-hour week fitting within our 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday working hours. We're willing to discuss flexible hours if required by the candidate, but ideally we'd like a full-time commitment. The role is available for immediate start.

Work location: in person at Hodmedod Ltd, The Studios, London Road, Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8DQ 

Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd February

To apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you'd like to work for Hodmedod and how your skills and experience make you a good fit for the job to jobs@hodmedods.co.uk

Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually, but your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. We reserve the right to modify, add, or remove duties as necessary.

Hodmedod Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.