Yard & Stores Operative

Kepak McIntosh Donald are a globally recognised brand and the largest red meat producer in Scotland; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance. Kepak McIntosh Donald are looking for Yard & Stores Operative to join our team. Role Purpose To support the operations and production teams by maintaining an organised and safe yard area, ensuring general upkeep of external factory/grounds/site areas. Main duties and role requirements: • Ensuring all delivery/collection vehicles are loaded/unloaded in an efficient and safe manner. • Load containers with cattle hides and sheep skins. • Ensure the yard is in a clean, tidy, and organised state at all times, being audit ready. • Organise and stock check trays, packaging etc, working with Purchasing and Operations to maintain required stock levels. • Waste management including the transport of waste containers and proper disposal in accordance with procedures and policies. • Liaising with third parties for waste collection. • Assist production colleagues when required, with tasks as instructed, i.e., lifting/moving items around yard and covering for production forklift drivers as required. • Understanding and monitoring the traffic management system and working plan of the yard • Support with Forklift maintenance program, reporting any forklift defects. • Support animal by-product management by preparing the trailers with correct categorisation of by-products, arranging removal of trailers during periods of non-production or low production, arranging the rendering of by-products. • Arrange hay and straw orders for lairage, maintaining weekly stock levels via Livestock Procurement. • Monitoring identifying potential environmental hazards and appropriate corrective actions • Any other duties as required by management and within the competency of the post holder. • Commitment to Company Values; Passion for food, Ambition, Responsibility and Teamwork • Passion for Food at forefront of day-to-day performance • Ambition to develop self to achieve personal and business goals • Responsibility for positive contribution to business • Team Work across all levels, departments and teams, willing to go the extra mile • Commitment to good practice and quality products • Communicate well in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels • Ability to complete tasks and work under own initiative to deliver required tasks • Good communication skills • Forklift license essential • Forklift train the trainer qualification preferred