Careers

3.5t Van Driver                                                                     

• 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.

• Cat B Driving Licence.
• Good customer facing skills / polite and friendly manner

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

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  Coldstore Operatives (Night Shift)

• Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
  Aylesford
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  Full time/Permanent
  Start time 6.45pm (Sunday to Thursday)
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  £ competitive salary
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  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.
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  Duties will include:
  • Picking orders (manually)
  • Stock checking and rotation
  • Manually replenishing pick faces
  • Operating machinery to deposit and withdraw stock pallets
  • Cleaning
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  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
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  In return you will receive:
  • Competitive salary
  • Company Pension
  • Hospital cash plan scheme
  • Benefits scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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  Coldstore Operatives (Night Shift)

• Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
• Witney, Oxfordshire
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  Full time/Permanent
  Start time 6.45pm (Sunday to Thursday)
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  £ competitive salary
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  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.
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  Duties will include:
  • Picking orders (manually)
  • Stock checking and rotation
  • Manually replenishing pick faces
  • Operating machinery to deposit and withdraw stock pallets
  • Cleaning
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  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
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  In return you will receive:
  • Competitive salary
  • Company Pension
  • Hospital cash plan scheme
  • Benefits scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk
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  Coldstore Operative (Day Shift)

• Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
  Aylesford, Kent
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  Full time/Permanent
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  £competitive
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• 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.
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• Duties will include:
  • Picking orders (manually)
  • Stock checking and rotation
  • Manually replenishing pick faces
  • Operating machinery to deposit and withdraw stock pallets
  • Cleaning
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• 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
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• In return you will receive:
  • Competitive salary
  • Company Pension
  • Hospital cash plan scheme
  • Benefits scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk
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  Bids & Tenders Executive

  Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                     
• Aylesford, Kent/Home Based     
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  Full time/Permanent
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  £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.
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  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.
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  Key Responsibilities:
• 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.
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  Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• 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.
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  In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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  Telephone Sales / Order Processing

• Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                        
• Aylesford, Kent      
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• 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.
   
  Key responsibilities will include:

  Manage the existing customers, alongside the external representatives

  Work through an outbound call list of customers within a timely and orderly manner

  Process telephone orders accurately

  Assist with all other order processing processes

  Handling inbound calls

  Complete pricing forms for new products

  Promote and upsell monthly promotions

   

  To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must:

  Good verbal communication skills on all levels

  Customer service skills 

  Ability to sell

  Accurate and efficient IT skills

  Be a team player

   
  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

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  Operations Supervisor (Nights)                                               

  Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
• Witney, Oxfordshire   
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  Full time/Permanent
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  £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.
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  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.
• To ensure that all paperwork is kept up to date and accurate
• To effectively manage and work with team leaders to ensure good working relationships are promoted at all times.
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• To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must:
• 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
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  In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk
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• Night Shunter                                                                                       

• 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.
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  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
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  Competency profile required/Person specification:
• 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
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  In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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  Operations Team Leader (Transport)                               

• 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. Working at our Aylesford site, we currently have an immediate vacancy for an Operations Team Leader within our Transport department.
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  Whilst having the support of the Transport Manager you will be working alongside a friendly team. The role will involve working as part of the management team with responsibility for legal compliance, route planning, warehouse duties, tachograph downloads, reduction of infringements, driver debriefs, hygiene, health and safety, vehicle maintenance, and managing drivers’ hours among other duties.
   
  Key responsibilities will include:
   
  Managing a Transport operation delivering to customers in line with the agreed service level.
• Ensuring all Legal, Health and Safety, EU Driving Regulations and Operational procedures are adhered to at all times, ensuring the safety of self and others.
• Setting and achieving specific measurable targets for the team.
• To maximize productivity and manage the usage of overtime and agencies to improve costs.
• Performance Management of all drivers within the team to ensure the achievement of operational targets.
• Ensuring all Personnel policies and procedures are followed that enable drivers to be treated fairly and with respect.
• To coach, support and develop the drivers.
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• To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must:
• Be a National CPC Holder
• Have experience of leading a team
• Have excellent and proven people management skills
• Have good IT skills
• Have excellent organisational and planning skills
• Have experience of managing change through the development of staff
• Be a team player
• Have a sound understanding of legal compliance issues
• Hold a valid HGV Class 2 driving licence
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  In return you will receive:
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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• Technical Co-ordinator

Kent Frozen Foods Ltd
Aylesford, Kent                                                                            
Full time/Permanent
£competitive

• kff is a regional leader of the Sysco Speciality Group in storage and distribution, a leading foodservice supplier committed to delivering high quality food products, to its ever-growing customers, direct to the caterer, operating throughout London, Oxfordshire and the South of England. With the expansion under Speciality Group, kff is also growing its team to continue to deliver high standards to its customers. Owing to the ongoing success of the business, a new and exciting technical position has arisen based at our Head Office in Aylesford, Kent.

• The business seeks a Technical Co-ordinator to support an established food safety and quality system, delivering technical services across the business. To do this, as part of technical team you will play a key role in maintaining food safety standards and supporting customer service team. 

  Key responsibilities will include:
• Goods In / Supply chain checks, investigate internal non-conforming products and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Customer complaint’s investigation, implementing corrective and preventative actions
• Support in supplier performance review
• Support in GHP / GMP, pest control, internal audits and follow up actions
• Be able to conduct traceability
• Support technical team in day-to-day tasks
• Support in third party certifications / accreditations audits
• Process control, QMS and documentation management
• Technical, H&S admin support
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• Minimum requirements:
• Food safety trainings i.e., HACCP L2, Food handling & hygiene trainings
• At least 5 years industry experience.
• Can do attitude.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to self-manage, make decisions and work as team player.
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• In return you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Hospital cash plan scheme
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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• Sales/ Purchase Ledger Assistant (6 month temporary contract)

  Kent Frozen Foods Ltd                                                                        
  Aylesford, Kent                                                                            
  Full time/Temporary
  Hours – 37.5 hrs per week
  Monday to Friday (8am until 4pm)
  £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 temporary Sales/Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our friendly Accounts team in Aylesford, Kent. The successful candidate will be supporting both the Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger departments.
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  Key responsibilities will include:
  Daily cashing in
• Processing credits
• Cash posting
• Maintaining ledger
• Supplier payment runs
• Invoice posting
• Telephone calls
• Other admin duties
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• To be considered for this role the ideal candidate must have:
• Good verbal and written communication
• Literate and numerate
• Team working skills.
• Previous accounts experience preferred
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• In return you will receive:
• Benefits scheme
• Life Assurance  
• Car parking
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• If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to jobs@kff.co.uk

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