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Complete all deliveries to customers within the given timescales.

Complete all daily vehicle checks and follow the correct defect reporting procedures.

To complete documentation accurately and clearly.

Operate the vehicle in a safe and economical manner at all times ensuring that it is maintained in a clean and tidy state.

Effectively communicate problems and delays to all relevant parties.

Safely loading and unloading whilst complying with the correct procedure for given location.

Maintain a full knowledge of the Highway Code, Working Time Directive, EU Drivers Hours Regulations and vehicle operations.

To ensure all Legal Health and Safety legislation and Operational procedures are adhered to at all times and to work within Health and Safety Guidelines at all times ensuring the safety of self and others.

To work within other areas /departments within the company as requested by Management from time to time.

To keep up to date with company news and instructions by reading notices and memos.

To ensure all Personnel procedures are adhered to and completed as required.

To maintain a positive and caring attitude towards customers whilst delivering to their premises.

Good customer facing skills / polite and friendly manner

 

Coldstore Operatives (Night Shift)
Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
Aylesford

Full time/Permanent
Start time 6.45pm (Sunday to Thursday)

£ competitive salary

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.
We currently have immediate vacancies for Coldstore Operatives to join our friendly night shift team in Aylesford, Kent.

Duties will include:
• Picking orders (manually)
• Stock checking and rotation
• Manually replenishing pick faces
• Operating machinery to deposit and withdraw stock pallets
• Cleaning

To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must:
• Have warehouse experience
• Have a good understanding of Health and Safety Practices and Procedures
• Reach truck licence preferred
• Fork lift licence preferred
• Be a good problem solver
• Excellent attention to detail
• Display flexibility
• Have good numeracy and literacy skills
• Display flexibility and teamwork

In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance
• Car parking

 

Witney, Oxfordshire

Full time/Permanent
Start time 6.45pm (Sunday to Thursday)

£ competitive salary

 

Coldstore Operative (Day Shift)
Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
Aylesford, Kent

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

 

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.
We currently have an immediate vacancy for a Coldstore Operative to join our friendly team in Aylesford, Kent.

 

Duties will include:
• Picking orders (manually)
• Stock checking and rotation
• Manually replenishing pick faces
• Operating machinery to deposit and withdraw stock pallets
• Cleaning

 

To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must:
• Have good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good understanding of Health and Safety Practices and Procedures
• Reach truck licence essential
• Be a good problem solver
• Excellent attention to detail
• Display flexibility

 

In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance
• Car parking

 

If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                     

Aylesford, Kent/Home Based     

                                               

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

 

Kent Frozen Foods (kff) have over 50 years’ experience of supplying catering essentials, including an extensive range of locally sourced, regional products and high-end ingredients.

We are one of the very few food wholesalers that can deal with a range of customers from small independents to larger regional groups across the UK.

kff is a part of Sysco Speciality in the UK, which includes brands such as Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Wild Harvest & Fresh Fayre. This is great from a career development perspective, as our colleagues can move around the brands, broadening their knowledge of our products and customers.

Scope of position:

Role includes the management process of all formal and informal tenders, bids and quotes that are qualified as being part of the kff formal tender /re tender process or are consortia lead.

 

Produce professionally written tender responses and proposals that articulate the organisation’s value proposition.

Ensure the effective co-ordination and timely completion of tenders.

Play an active role in creating and managing the Bid Library.

Organise kick off meetings and internal reviews.

Identifying and monitoring opportunities on external portals and downloading documents where necessary

Adhere to bid governance processes.

Set up and manage mobilisation projects for new wins.

 

Excellent written English language skills are essential for this role.

Proven skills in writing and editing proposal content would be desirable.

You will have a good knowledge of MS Word and Excel

Excellent time management / prioritisation skills

Forensic attention to detail and meticulous proof-reading skills

A good working knowledge of InDesign would be helpful.

 

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Hospital cash plan scheme

Benefits scheme

Life Assurance  

Car parking

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                        

Aylesford, Kent      

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

 

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.

We currently have an immediate vacancy for a Telephone Sales Representative to join our friendly Telephone Sales team in Aylesford, Kent.

This role is to provide excellent Customer Service to all incoming and outgoing telephone calls to kff customers.

 

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Hospital cash plan scheme

Benefits scheme

Life Assurance  

Car parking

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd

Witney, Oxfordshire   

                                                                  

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

 

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.

Working at our Witney site in Oxfordshire, we currently have an immediate vacancy for a night shift Operations Supervisor.

Whilst having the support of the Warehouse Manager you will be primarily responsible for supervising and managing a team as well as overseeing the management of the Coldstore.

Key responsibilities will include:

Responsibility for the operation procedures and function.

To ensure that all Company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times

To ensure Health and Safety procedures are adhered to at all times

To effectively manage the team to promote the best interests of the Company

To ensure that all team members are trained to maximum efficiency

To ensure that all teams are managed and all functions correctly crewed.

 

Have good numeracy and literacy skills

Have excellent and proven people management skills

Have good IT skills

Have excellent organisational skills

Have experience of managing change through the development of staff

Have experience of managing appraisals

Have a good understanding of HR procedures and policies

Good understanding of Health and Safety Practices and Procedures

Reach truck licence essential 

Be a good problem solver

Excellent attention to detail

Display flexibility

 

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Hospital cash plan scheme

Benefits scheme

Life Assurance  

Car parking

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd

Aylesford, Kent

Full time/Permanent

£competitive salary

This is a great opportunity to join a small division of a very large international Company supporting the Managing Director as well as managing facilities at our Aylesford and Witney depots. We are looking for a full time PA & Office Manager based in Aylesford in Kent with occasional travel to Witney, Oxfordshire.

kff is a regional food wholesaler with c.230 colleagues based near Maidstone, Kent. We are part of Sysco, the world’s largest foodservice provider with over 65,000 colleagues globally. kff has a family feel with a close-knit team, supplying both fantastic local pub and restaurant customers, as well as prestigious international customers such as Disney Cruises. 

This role is fast paced and diverse due to the nature of the food wholesale market. Primarily you will support the Managing Director with all the normal administrative tasks associated with a PA role as well as managing the reception team and any facilities used by both sites.

We are looking for somebody who is highly organised and a fantastic ambassador for the Company as you will often be the first point of contact with external contacts such as our customers, MD’s and other outside organisations.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

Comprehensive diary/time management for the MD

Set up, co-ordinate and control various meetings and invitations.

Pre-empt and organise requests for teams and other meetings for or by the MD.

Organise all travel arrangements.

 

Proven experience within a PA and Office Management role.

Comfortable working in fast paced environment.

Competent in dealing with administrative tasks taking a pro-active approach.

Highly proficient in Microsoft suite of tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Word.

Able to deliver results quickly and efficiently whilst multi-tasking.

Strong focus on attention to detail and accuracy.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Impeccable organisational skills.

Presentable with a friendly and professional style.

Flexible and dependable.

Able to remain calm under pressure.

To work with upmost discretion and confidentiality.

Authorise and ensure holidays are up to date for any direct reports.

Prepare agendas for meeting and ensure all attendees are present.

Take minutes and follow up actions from Board meetings.

Assist with documents, reports and presentations for the MD.

Manage the small reception team and the cleaning team/suppliers.

Greet external guests and ensure all meetings are catered for appropriately.

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                        

Aylesford, Kent      

                                                                      

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.

We currently have an immediate vacancy for a Stock controller to join our friendly Supply chain team in Aylesford, Kent.This role is to ensure that stock is managed efficiently to maximise sales whilst reducing wastage.

Key responsibilities will include:

Placing orders with suppliers to maintain correct stock levels

Ensuring incoming stock is aligned with Purchase orders and entering stock on to the system.

Production planning for Purple Pineapple production site.

Completing stock checks and stock investigations.

Liaise with suppliers to ensure they meet the correct delivery date.

Arranging stock transfers between depots.

Highlighting short dated products with wider site departments.

Liaise with relevant internal departments.

Managing stock returned from customer.

Advising suppliers of any shortages/damages upon delivery.

Allocating Booking in slots to suppliers.

Produce daily reports i.e. (Daily out of stocks, N/A investigation, Shortages & Damages, Rebooks) etc.

 

Good verbal communication at all levels

Accurate and efficient IT skills.

Product and job knowledge (preferred but not essential).

Team working skills.

Ability to effectively work with other departments.

Previous clerical experience.

Previous Goods in/ Stock control experience.

Ability to multi task within a busy environment.

 

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Hospital cash plan scheme

Benefits scheme

Life Assurance  

Car parking

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd

Aylesford, Kent

Full time/Permanent

£competitive salary

 

kff is a regional food wholesaler with c.230 colleagues based near Maidstone, Kent. We are part of Sysco, the world’s largest foodservice provider with over 65,000 colleagues globally. kff has a family feel with a close-knit team, supplying both fantastic local pub and restaurant customers, as well as prestigious international customers such as Disney Cruises. 

This role is fast paced and diverse due to the nature of the food wholesale market. Primarily you will report to the Transport Manager and will help to manage and develop the Transport Team. 

• Lead and manage change within the Transport Team cultivating a culture whereby the company can grow and develop on a sound business infrastructure

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and manage training and development as a key to success of a developing and growing organisation ensuring maximum return on investment.

• Manage effectively the financial spend of all areas achieving the best possible balance between quality of service and cost.

• Oversee the appraisal structure and reward programmes.

• Carry out disciplinary investigations and hearings for all areas of the department.

• To develop and implement a strategy for recruitment, retention and engagement of the right people, creating and maintaining a culture whereby staff are motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about their work

• To ensure Health and Safety policy is adhered to and managed on a day-to-day basis.

• To manage the fleet of vehicles, including maintenance and compliance issues and ensuring maximum efficiency.

• Delivering and maintaining operational service excellence.

• Demonstrate sound commercial understanding and cost control management.

•  Develop effective working relationships.

 

Essential:       

Category C License         

Experience of Managing in a Transport Operation             

Excellent and Proven People Management Skills

Excellent Organisational Skills    

Experience of Managing Change Through the Development of Staff         

Innovative Thinker          

Experience of Managing Appraisal Programmers’              

Experience of Budget Management         

Team Player      

Sound Understanding of Legal Compliance Issues 

            

Category C License  

National CPC Holder

 

 

• Competitive salary

• Company Pension

• Hospital cash plan scheme

• Benefits scheme

• Life Assurance 

• Car parking

 

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd

Aylesford

                                                                                                   

Full time/Permanent

£competitive

 

kff is a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering quality food products direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England.

We currently have an immediate vacancy for a Night Shunter to join our friendly Operations team in Aylesford, Kent.

The role of Night Shunter is to move vehicles safely around the yard and position them on loading bays ready for loading and to ensure they are plugged in, and a good temperature is maintained.

This role will could include working in all weathers & at temperatures of -25.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:  

Maintain & control safe vehicle movement

Reversing vehicles safely on to loading bays

Use of two-way radios to communicate effectively

Moving various palletized goods around site to different locations

Health & Safety of the yard area and you

Defect reporting – available & unavailable vehicles

You may also be required to assist in the Warehouse (should the need arise)

Carry out any other additional requests as required by your line manager

 

Have good numeracy and literacy skills

Good communication

Be able to follow radio instructions

Good understanding of Health and Safety Practices and Procedures

Be a good problem solver

Excellent attention to detail

Display flexibility

 

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Hospital cash plan scheme

Benefits scheme

Life Assurance  

Car parking