Delivery & Stores Operative

Job Introduction

To deliver food provisions to various sites around the college campus.

To ensure customers’ orders are delivered, product quantities accounted for and documentation completed whilst  adhering to a daily delivery schedule to meet customers time slots.

To be responsible for stock, including incoming and outgoing stock items. Maintain security of stock.

To keep accurate records of where stock is allocated around site and assist with stocktaking.

Maintain HACCAP records in the stores area.

Role Responsibility

• Comply with statutory and company requirements.
• Ensure customers’ orders are delivered, product quantities accounted for and documentation completed
• To carry out daily vehicle checks and report any defects
• To adhere to daily delivery schedule and meet customers time slots
• To drive a company vehicle and comply with Sodexo’s driving policy and regulations
• To deliver food supplies to various locations across the college campus.
• Promote a friendly working relationship with colleagues and client staff.
• Promote a good company image to customers and guests by using positive customer service practices.
• To liaise with Store Manager, hospitality team, Executive Head Chef and Catering Manager.
• To accept deliveries of stock ensuring they are correct and any damage or discrepancies are recorded
• To ensure that any orders are suitably packaged ready for delivery
• To keep accurate records of where stock is allocated around site.
• To ensure the safety and security of the stock.
• To complete frequent and accurate stock takes
• To report any complaints and take action where possible
• To undertake occasional duties outside the normal routine but within the scope of the position and the departments activities.
• To comply with all company health and safety and food safety compliance rules and to report any issues.

Irregular Duties:

• To assist as required with driving that may occur outside of regular hours, for which you will be paid overtime
• To deliver and collect light equipment to various locations across the college campus.
• To report any incident of accident, fire, theft, loss damage and take action as may be appropriate or possible.
• To attend meetings and courses as required, and to complete any online training that is required for the role.
• To complete stock orders with suppliers. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Must hold full UK current driving licence with no endorsments.
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and pro-active
• Ability to work in a role that requires physical effort and perform manual handling tasks
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually as needed
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
• Numerate and Literate

DESIRABLE:

• Experience in similar role either in a stores/ warehouse capacity or kitchen/catering environment.

Accountabilities:

• To be polite, professional and friendly at all times, with customers, clients & colleagues.
• To ensure the highest level of customer care is adhered to at all times
• To keep accurate record with regards to vehicle checks and stores stock levels
• To demonstrate a can – do attitude towards individual customer requests and strive to exceed customer expectations
• To be compliant with all legislative and company food safety and health and safety regulations.
• To be accountable for stock management and its security.

Package Description

We are looking for a part time term time only assistants to join our busy catering stores department at Clifton College in Bristol. 

The department are responsible for all incoming stock deliveries as well as distributing stock and equipment across the campus. The stores team is small so we are looking for a proactive candidate who is able to work on their own some of the time. 

A clean driving licence is essential for the role as you will be using a company vehicle on a daily basis. The ability to perform manual handling tasks is also essential. 

Experience in either a catering or warehouse environment would be an advantage.

The role is 5 days out of 7, and includes a Saturday on a rota basis, which is usually once every 3 weeks. 

Shift times are either 6.30am-11.45am (week 1) and 9.45am- 3pm (week 2) but the flexibility to work later some of the time would be useful to suit the business need

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process