# Despatch Operator

> Newstaff Employment Services · Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · — · Posted 2026-09-22

**Salary:** GBP 24,000–25,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Industrial

## Description

**Despatch Operator**

**Location:** Milton Keynes  
**Hours:** Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm and 7am to 3pm (rotating)  
**Pay:** £12.71 per hour

**The Role**

We are looking for a **reliable and hardworking Despatch Operator** to join a busy manufacturing environment

The successful candidate will be responsible for handling and checking finished **steel pipe couplings**, preparing goods for despatch and ensuring products are correctly packed, labelled and ready for delivery.

**Key Duties**

-   Handling and checking finished goods
-   Bagging and packing steel pipe couplings
-   Packing products onto pallets, boxes and crates
-   Taping, wrapping and labelling finished goods
-   Using manual pallet trucks
-   Operating an FLT where a recognised licence is held
-   Using hand-held and automatic shrink-wrapping equipment
-   Preparing boxes from flat packs using a foot-pedal stapler
-   Supporting Goods-In activities when required
-   Assisting with basic production activities when required
-   Maintaining a clean, safe and organised working area
-   Following all company health & safety procedures

**The Ideal Candidate**

-   Previous **factory, warehouse, production or despatch experience preferred**
-   Physically capable of handling loads of up to **20–25kg**
-   Reliable and punctual with good attendance
-   Comfortable with repetitive, hands-on work
-   Able to follow instructions and procedures accurately
-   Good attention to detail when checking and labelling products
-   Comfortable working as part of a team
-   Health & safety conscious
-   FLT licence is advantageous but not essential

**How to Apply**

To apply for this role, please email your **updated and in-date CV with a covering letter** to [**nikki.radford@newstaffemployment.co.uk**](mailto:nikki.radford@newstaffemployment.co.uk) feel free to call 01908 087154

We are a recruitment agency and are unable to get back to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 72 hours, please feel free to register on our website at [www.newstaffemployment.co.uk](http://www.newstaffemployment.co.uk/?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

You are also welcome to call the branch on **01908 087154**

## Apply

[Apply at Newstaff Employment Services](https://apply.workable.com/newstaff/j/F5AD4CD125/apply)

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