Stores Operative Wigton
Job description
Avaliable Job Today An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stores Department as a full-time Stores Operative at Innovia Films, Wigton.
Innovia Films are a leading global manufacturer of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films, supplying highly differentiated speciality products into the packaging, labels, tobacco overwrap and securities markets.
What is this role?
The Stores Operative will play a key role in the day to day running of Innovia’s engineering stores by ensuring a suitable level of stock is kept for all SKUs. You will ensure that goods are sourced from suitable suppliers at the right quality and quantity whilst considering cost and ensuring zero stock outs. You will also be responsible for the end-to-end process management, liaising with suppliers and preparing orders for delivery.
What skills will you need?
· Receiving and processing warehouse stock products (pick, unload, label, store & goods receipts)
· Preparing and completing orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
· Liaising with suppliers across a wide range of products – mainly in relation to expediting orders scheduled for delivery
· Ensuring that goods are sourced from the right suppliers, of the right quality, of the right quantity, to the right place, at the right price
· End to end process management of purchase orders, specifically ensuring acknowledgments are received, prices, delivery, carriage are checked, corrected where necessary and updated accordingly
· Ensuring any complaints are captured and recorded as part of our Supplier Complaints process
· Handling internal and external stakeholder requests
· Operating and preventively maintaining warehouse vehicles and equipment
· Performing inventory controls and keeping quality standards high for audits
· Keeping a clean and safe working environment and optimising space utilisation
Ideally, as the successful candidate for this role, you will have excellent record keeping and organisational skills, in addition to having tenacity, perseverance, high attention to detail, and familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods. An experience of working in a warehousing environment is essential, as is the ability to drive an FLT and proficiency in inventory software. Experience of using SAP is advantageous.
In addition to this you should have the ability to manage multiple activities and priorities in order to meet tight deadlines and communicate clearly and effectively to a wide range of stakeholders. Being a team player who can also work on your own initiative is also key to this role.
What are we offering in return?
The salary for this role will be from £25,000.
Additionally, you will be given 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) per year.
We offer a great salary sacrifice pension where the company will match up to 9% of your contribution; income protection and a death in service benefit of four times your salary.
A Health Care Cash Plan by Healthshield is provided to cover yourself and all dependent children up to the age of 21 (24 if in full time education). This can be upgraded as desired. In addition to this, Healthshield Perks is an employee discount platform that offers a large number of discounts on hundreds of high street and online retailers.
Other benefits offered include:
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounted local gym membership
- Company Sick Pay
We would love to hear from you if you think you will fit into our Innovia Films team and can help us achieve our ambitions. If so, please can you apply directly on indeed.com before the closing date of 24th March 2023.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wigton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- fork lift truck licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 24/03/2023
