Distribution Assistant

Job Title:Distribution Assistant

Salary: £22,454

Location: DC20 Papworth Everard, Cambridge.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2024

We have an opportunity to join Group Print and Operations as a Distribution Assistant, where you will play a vital role in ensuring our examination material reaches our learners all over the world.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role 

Have you ever thought about what happens once an exam paper is created and finalised? You might be surprised at how complex it is. At Group Print and Operations, each year we securely print over half a billion A4 sides of question papers. With our partners, we safely deliver them to millions of learns, in thousands of schools, spread over 170 different countries. Find out more about our distribution centre and what we do by watching our short video here.

As a Distribution Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring our learners receive their examination material on time, that it is processed accurately and that their certificates are sent out securely. This role is based within the Group Collations department.

Tasks will vary depending on what team you are working in, and you will have the opportunity to gain experience in different areas during busy periods. These include:

• Scanning and recording examination material in accordance with set procedures, ensuring that material is always kept safe and confidential.
• Proof checking exam papers to ensure no marks have been missed.
• Maintain benchmarks and collect relevant planning data as required.
• Act responsibly and comply with Health, Safety and Wellbeing policies, whilst ensuring our temporary colleagues are fully trained and supported.

This is a varied role, where you will complete tasks that could be desk-based or involve walking/standing for long periods at a time.

We encourage development, and there will be many opportunities for progression and growth in your career here at our distribution centre.

This role 35 hours per week and different work patterns available.
This role may require shift work for part of the year, depending on organisational need. The standard working hours are 7.00am – 2.30pm Monday – Thursday. Friday hours are 6am-12pm. Shift times are a rotation of early shift (6am – 1.30pm) and late shift (1.45pm – 9.15pm) Monday – Friday (early finishes on both shifts on Friday's) and you will receive a shift premium of 20%.

About you

You will be flexible and passionate about the role we play, going above and beyond to get it right for learners, dedicated to upholding standards and open to views of our customers, partners and colleagues.

You will work with initiative, be an effective communicator and have a keen eye for detail.

You will have good computer, numeracy, and literacy skills, and have a willingness to learn new skills.

We have committed ourselves to a culture of continuous improvement and actively encourage new ideas and suggestions. We value what you can do, so we will recognise your contributions and often implement your ideas.

You will have an understanding of Health, Safety and Wellbeing and be able to strictly follow our procedures.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Whilst we have set shift patterns, we would welcome applications from those who require flexible working hours and we will do our best to accommodate this.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7th April 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place the week commencing 15th April 2024

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it does not meet the minimum skill and/or salary requirements.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet. 

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities