Overview
Important: Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must be eligible to obtain UKEYES ONLY clearance, and therefore be a Sole UK National.
Working: The role is office based with occasional travel to other company/customer's sites in the UK or abroad.
This is a 12 Months Fixed Term Contract role
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Named as Gold Award winner in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for 2021
A new and exciting opportunity come become available with one of our defence clients with their busy Stores Department. They are looking to recruit an individual for a fixed term contract (12 months).
The role will assist both the Goods Inwards Inspector and Stores personnel. The Stores Operative will be reporting to the Stores Team Leader, the successful candidate will be self-motivated and flexible with the ability to inspect bought in materials, both mechanical and electrical, verify compliance to drawings, Company and customer specifications and accept or reject the items in line with procedures and complete the requisite transactions on the company stock system.
The Stores Operative will also be required to also undertake the secure storage of purchased items prior to goods being used in production and to provide a formal issue and receipt system to ensure control over direct material receipt and usage, as well as to support all other stores functions.
Responsibilities:
- Rudimentary inspection of raw materials, electrical components and purchased assemblies to company and/or customer agreed standards and drawings and reporting of results
- Verification by measurement of all critical criteria on incoming materials particularly fabricated metal components
- Formally retain and retrieve Test & Inspection records as necessary
- Advise and assist Supply Chain and manufacturing departments on Company standards
- Liaise with supplier representatives as required
- Support purchasing and planning departments as necessary
- Arbitrate on fitness for purpose of material and if necessary, implement the rejection procedure
- Work with the Supply Chain to improve the throughput process and identify failing suppliers or supply processes
- Operate within a stores environment and undertake stores functions
- Driving of the Reach forklift truck, Company vehicles and crane
- Provide a counter service for issue / return of materials
- Daily responsibility for Stores functions and inter departmental liaison, co-ordinating associated tasks in a timely and efficient manner
- Arrange for removal and storage of incoming goods (accompanied by appropriate paperwork). Ensure that the goods are checked and located within the appropriate stores area, ensuring items are transacted onto the computerised system
Experience needed:
- Holds English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at grade A*-C/9-4
- knowledge of all aspects of stores procedures
- Experience of using ERPs
- Willingness to learn
- Excellent attention to detail
Desirable:
- Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
- Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
- ISO 9000/1 procedures experience
- ESD - Electrostatic awareness - Desirable (training can be arranged)
- Reach forklift truck licence - Desirable (training can be arranged)
- Overhead electrical crane licence (training can be arranged)
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