Stores Operative

Working with local farmers to produce consistent quality lamb from naturally sustainable sources, we are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

A vacancy has arisen for a Stores Operative. The successful candidate will be responsible for issuing all PPE equipment and laundry to staff and visitors. Receiving, storing, moving, and issuing all non-meat production materials, including stationary, packaging, etc. within the stores department.

• →Overseeing and issuing laundry, checking each consignment, reporting any discrepancies, filling in the intake and despatch laundry records and maintaining accurate stock system data.
• →Maintaining lockers, issuing keys/padlocks and ensuring they are in acceptable working order. Liaising with HR regarding PPE/locker requirements for new starters and PPE/locker returns for leavers.
• →Carrying out accurate daily/weekly and ad-hoc stock counts and ensuring that stock is at optimum levels. Recording this information and reporting back to the Manager.
• →Assist with the receiving, storing, moving, and issuing all non-meat production materials, including stationary, packaging, labels, etc. as and when required.
• →Checking and signing for delivered items, ensuring zero damage and correct quantities are received.
• →Acting as a packaging runner ensuring departments have boxes, bags, labels, and consumables in a timely manner without causing any downtime.
• →Manually moving items from/to high-level loading platform in correct and safe manner to their allocated storage areas.
• →Manually pulling pallets from/to the storage area using a pallet truck, as well as manually lifting boxes of packaging.
• →Ensuring adequate stock is available in readiness for the day’s production.
• →Liaising with the Transport team to ensure efficient loading/movement/despatch of all palletised items between storage areas as and when required.
• →Ensuring that stringent stock rotation is always adhered to and operating computerised stock system when required.
• →Dealing with daily queries in a professional and helpful manner, informing Manager of any potential issues, as well as informing other departments of delivered issues all in a timely manner.
• →Driving forklift /Bendi to unload deliveries and move stock.

• Excellent organisational skills with ability to plan workloads effectively to meet deadlines.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail, commitment and the ability to accept responsibility are key in this role.
• Strong IT skills and proficiency with MS Office Applications, in particular Microsoft Excel.
• Holding a valid licence to drive a Forklift Truck, particularly a Bendy, would be advantageous.
• Will be committed to working within the Company Mission, Vision & Values