Despatch Coordinator - Witney, United Kingdom - Meech

Meech

Verified Company

Witney, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Meech International has an exciting opportunity available for a
Despatch Coordinator to join our growing team based in Witney, Oxfordshire. This is a permanent role with a competitive rate of pay plus generous benefits which makes Meech a great place to work We are looking for someone who wants to embark on their next challenge and be a part of our story.

Who are we?

Our mission is to design and manufacture the best and most innovative Static Control and Surface Cleaning equipment to optimise our customers' productivity.

Founded in 1907, for over a century we have been engineering and manufacturing products in the UK that are used worldwide.

We have a constant focus on improvement and we collaborate with our global offices and distributors, who in turn work closely with their local markets, to achieve all our goals.

What we do.

We work in a large number of diverse industries all over the world, including pharmaceutical, food & beverage and the emerging EV Battery market, where we are at the forefront of development in specialist contamination removal and static control.

The Benefits we offer our Despatch Coordinator:

A competitive salary
Discretionary profit share bonus

days holiday (based on length of service) + bank holidays

Health insurance
Pension scheme
Life assurance

- £100pa social club allowance to join in on activities

Career development opportunities, training and learning resources
Mental, financial and physical wellbeing support resources
Free onsite parking
Plus, many more benefits

Despatch Coordinator:
The role
Reporting to the Production Controller, your primary role will be to:

To coordinate the despatch department and ensure that all goods are despatched to agreed schedule / delivery dates.
Ensure that products comply with agreed visual inspection.
Ensure products are packed to agreed specification.
Produce all necessary paperwork for despatched goods.
Complete all booking activities for each shipment.

The key responsibilities as our Despatch Coordinator:

Ensuring that all goods are despatched to agreed schedule / delivery dates.
Scheduling workload of despatch operative.
Checking packed items match sales orders.
Producing all required paperwork for despatched goods.
Completing all booking activities for each shipment.
Loading of shipment using the forklift.
Arranging for collection & deliveries with 3rd party logistics companies.
Producing quotes for future shipments using 3rd party logistics companies PC systems (DHL, UPS).
Liaising with customer services with any issues / problems with customs / paperwork.
Controlling all packaging stocks, including notifying Purchasing on any stock shortages.
Controlling packaging waste to ensure the despatch area always remains clean & tidy.
Covering Goods in activities from time to time as required.
Managing the unlock & locking up of the delivery area each day.
Always adhering to all relevant health & safety requirements.
Notifying relevant personnel of any amendments required to work instructions, BOMs etc.
Contributing ideas that may support continuous improvements in terms of production / packaging efficiency / processes.