Part of the Culina Group, Great Bear is the flexible, agile ambient 3PL alternative. Great Bear is a key player in ambient 3PL, and through an extensive depot network including unique state of the art facilities at Port Salford and Markham Vale Great Bear serves established FMCG businesses.

We are now recruiting for a Operations Support on permanent basis at our Deeside depot.

Shifts: 4 on 4 off Nights

Salary: £26,000 per anum

The purpose of the Operational Support is to provide a knowledgeable, solutions-based approach to the Warehouse to ensure the smooth day to day running of the technical function on-site. 

The main responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Work closely with 3rd parties on external systems
• Assisting the Picking and Packing Team by providing Engineering solutions to assist in an Operational capacity.
• Monitoring all machines and ancillary plant to drive efficiency and reliability.
• Carry out planned maintenance, inspections and complete repairs with little disruption to the Operational schedules.
• Look for opportunities to continuously improve performance.
• Follow set procedures and guidelines with respect to Health and Safety and COMAH Regulations.
• Ensure good working practices and housekeeping are adhered to.
• Providing weekly reports to management team on status of operational equipment.
• Proactively make recommendations regarding the equipment to meet the site operational requirements and future development.

Experience in working with the following equipment is desirable:

• Checkweighers
• Pallet wrapping m/c
• Shrink wrapping
• Various bespoke hand packing/labelling lines with printers
• MCS

You will be expected to demonstrate competence in the following areas: 

Patching of Dumb Terminals and Printers

• Label Printer set-up and maintenance
• Network patching of laptops and printer to pack benches
• Systems/Peripheral Configuration
• Local Control of IT Asset Management
• General Troubleshooting and Fault Finding

Technical knowledge is desirable in the following areas: (External Systems)

• Printer Management
• Device Management
• Staff Maintenance (such as passwords and access levels)
• Cubiscan Maintenance
• Conveyor systems

Experience in a Warehouse/Logistics environment is preferential along with working in a manual pack-bench e-commerce operation. However, full training will be provided on successful appointment.

What you get in return:

• Competitive basic salary
• Competitive holidays
• Private health care
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Retail discounts

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a personable and growing business with plenty of opportunities and a great team.

When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients, Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today!