Careers - Dispatch Assistant (6 month contract)

Dispatch Assistant - 6 Month Contract

We're a family-run 4th generation farm in Shropshire, who specialise in eco-friendly petal confetti and dried flowers. Our Shropshire Petals team expands considerably in the summer months, employing a number of temporary staff during the peak wedding and harvest season. It's not your average 9 to 5, and no two days are ever the same on the Shropshire Petals farm, but we love what we do, we are constantly driving development and change and aren’t afraid of trying something new!

We care about the people we work with at Shropshire Petals and we treat our team like they're family. We like to think it's a pretty exciting place to work too! We believe in equality, developing people's skills and making our customers happy with our quality customer focused products and award-winning customer service.

Job Description

This is a varied role working within our dispatch department, creating and packing orders for multiple brands to send to our lovely customers. You will be required to work alone and as part of a small, friendly team with a high level of initiative - don’t worry, full training will be provided!

The right candidate will thrive under pressure and in a fast-paced environment, have excellent organisational skills and be efficient in their everyday responsibilities. This role does require you to be on your feet all day, so it is important that you have a moderate level of fitness to enable you to comfortably carry out your tasks.

Starting Salary:

£12.59/hr 

Contract

Temporary, March to end of September

Working patterns

  • Part time or full time
  • Full time Hours are 8.00-4.30pm Monday-Friday
  • We are open to flexible working hours to suit applicants
  • May require occasional weekend work subject to your availability

Position Start Date:

As soon as possible

Closing Date for Applications:

21st March 2025

Responsibilities

  • Picking and packing orders
  • Creating personalised products for customers
  • Creating and dispatching dried flower arrangements
  • Replenishing stock, monitoring stock levels and assisting with stock takes
  • General tidying/housekeeping of dispatch and warehouse area

Requirements – Skills and/or experience

  • Good organisational skills
  • Reliability and dependability
  • Good literacy & numeracy skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
  • Team player
  • Good eye for detail
  • Full driving license is preferred
  • Full training provided

Company Benefits

  • Pension contributions matched by employer of 5%
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Casual dress code
  • Free fruit provided weekly
  • Free potatoes
  • Employee discount

How to apply

To apply for this role please email your CV and covering letter to our General Manager: laura@shropshirepetals.com