Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!
Job DescriptionSupporting our e‑fulfilment operation for a well-known recognised brand. The site will handle the movement of customer‑specific products, including beers, wines and spirits, within a fast‑paced warehouse environment.
As Technical Operations Support, you will play a vital role in providing a knowledgeable, solutions-based approach to ensure the smooth day to day running of the technical function in the warehouse.
Working hours: 4 on 4 off days, 06:00 - 18:00
Salary: Up to £28,318 per annum DOE
Key duties of Operations Support:
- 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.
You will be expected to demonstrate competence in the following areas:
- 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
- Patching of Dumb Terminals and Printers
Experience in working with the following equipment is desirable:
- Checkweighers
- Pallet wrapping
- Shrink wrapping
- Various bespoke hand packing/labelling lines with printers
- MCS
As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
- Annual Leave – Holiday entitlement of 20 days inclusive of bank holidays.
- Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer
- Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary
- Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
- Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
- Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
- Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!
Skills Required
- Label Printer set-up and maintenance
- Network patching of laptops and printers to pack benches
- Systems and peripheral configuration
- Local control of IT asset management
- General troubleshooting and fault finding
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and COMAH regulations
- Printer management (external systems)
- Device management (external systems)
- Staff maintenance (passwords and access levels)
- Cubiscan maintenance
- Conveyor systems technical knowledge
- Patching of dumb terminals and printers
- Experience with checkweighers
- Experience with pallet wrapping and shrink wrapping equipment
- Experience with bespoke hand packing/labeling lines and printers
- Experience with MCS
What We Do
Culina Group is a market leading provider of high quality logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland. We serve a sizeable portfolio of customers - ranging from niche operators to major multinational companies - across our vast depot network, comprised of over 100 strategically located sites. We work with over 22,000 fantastic people at peak and specialise in the development and implementation of total supply chain solutions for ambient and chilled brand manufacturers and distributors. We are totally customer focused and always seek to add real value to our clients, providing a holistic solution to meet the challenges faced by manufacturers and the changing demands of the retail sector.
