Despatch Operative - Isle of Wight Tomatoes

Job Posted: 8 March 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Arreton, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £13.00 an hour
• Industries: Logistics & Transport Distribution

About the job

As Despatch Operative you will be part of the team responsible for all despatch of finished goods from the business to final customer, utilising our own fleet and third-party hauliers. This role will suit someone who thrives in a team environment, is physically fit and happy to be hands-on, brings positive energy and an innate ability to handle a fast-paced flexible environment.

A bit about us

Our commitment to always deliver on flavour, quality & freshness has earned us a fantastic reputation & loyalty amongst top chefs across the country. With an ever-expanding range of diverse and high-flavour varieties, we can cater to a vast range of businesses in the food industry with a premium & unique proposition. We need your help to educate, inspire and support all customers, new and old as to the benefits of our produce and look at how we can best adapt to this dynamic and exciting sector. In this role, your feedback and ideas will be crucial in how we shape our service and continue to improve.  

Since day one, we have always been about creating the best possible products but doing this in the right way. As a B Corp Certified business, we are always mindful of our impact. That’s why our vision is to make great flavour sustainable, building a better food system where people and planet come first.  We call it Forever Flavour. 

Key accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Ability to carry out the efficient and safe execution of loading all outbound orders through the despatch department.
• Manage the active and variable workload to support the efficient execution of the despatch plan.
• Ensure accuracy of picking orders by checking and using documentation.
• Work within Health and Safety procedures and regulations.
• Assisting with stock control.
• General warehousing duties.
• General local driving duties where required.
• Any other ad-hoc duties that maybe required by your management team.

Key Competencies, skills, and behaviors for the role

• Full clean drivers licence essential.
• Counterbalance forklift licence
• Works well in a team with a can-do attitude.
• Must be physically fit due to the nature of manual handling duties.
• Good reading ability to interpret order requirements.
• Demonstrates good time keeping.
• Able to take direction.
• Ability to carry out duties independently with training.
• Excellent personal hygiene.
• Happy to work to a flexible finish time and do what is reasonably required to finish the day.

In return, we have a great package of benefits at Isle of Wight Tomatoes:

• 28 days holidays per annum.
• Auto-Enrolment Pension, plus an enhanced pension option.
• Learning and development opportunities for everyone in the business
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal with retail discounts, EAP and GP service and financial support tools.
• Discount Ferry Travel.
• Up to 20% discount on Company products.
• Weekly fresh produce allowance.

Salary: £13.00 an hour.

Working Week:

Hours are based on a standard 44-hour week with seasonal flexibility. Monday to Friday, 11am to finish (between 7.30 - 9 pm).  There is a requirement to work 6 days from May until September (Saturdays) on a Rota basis. Hours of work will be discussed in full, with suitable candidates, we will look to accommodate individual needs as much as possible.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV & short Cover Letter to [email protected]