Stores Operative

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Torpoint; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading facilities management company as a Stores Operative at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint. This role involves managing stored items for the Armed Forces, ensuring availability and delivering excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will be organized, proactive, and possess strong communication skills. Training is available for specific tasks, and the position offers a 37.5-hour workweek with various benefits.

Benefits

Additional leave

Financial wellbeing schemes

High street discounts

Career development

Community engagement

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a warehouse/store environment.
• Ability to adapt to short-notice changes.
• Full UK Driving Licence (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Demand, issue, and exchange of specialist stores and clothing.
• Unloading deliveries and replenishing stock.
• Developing effective relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Organization

IT Literacy

Education

Grade C in English

Grade C in Mathematics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Stores Operative

An opportunity to join an experienced, versatile team, delivering first-class services to our world-class Armed Forces personnel.

Position Overview

Based at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, working primarily in a storeroom environment, the post holder will be a versatile customer-focused Stores Operative, with the drive to provide a first-class service to the Armed Forces. The incumbent will control stored items to ensure optimum availability to the military community on site. Training can be provided where appropriate.

Main Responsibilities

• Demand, issue, and exchange of specialist stores and clothing.
• Unloading deliveries from vehicles, unpackaging goods, and replenishing stock.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders, promoting customer service excellence.
• Adhering to a safe working culture and complying with Health and Safety procedures, processes, and laws.
• Undertaking additional tasks as determined by the Line Manager, including leading change to meet emerging business needs.

What We Are Looking For

The successful candidate should be well-organized, precise, confident, and possess credible communication skills. They should be versatile, intuitive, professional, with good judgment and integrity. Proactive, persuasive when required, responsive to changing needs, calm under pressure, self-motivated, reliable, and well-presented, reflecting MITIE’s values. Additional requirements include:

• Proven experience in a warehouse/store environment.
• IT literacy with good knowledge of MS Office.
• Experience in delivering quality customer-facing service.
• Ability to adapt to short-notice changes.
• Good education, preferably grade C or equivalent in English and Mathematics.
• Occasional local travel to other sites for coverage.
• Knowledge of MOD Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI) stores accounting applications (training provided).
• Full UK Driving Licence (desirable).
• Forklift Licence (training can be provided).

Additional Information

MOD security clearance and DBS Standard are required. Residency in the UK for at least 3 years is necessary for vetting. Proof of right to work in the UK is essential. The contract involves a 37.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, 07:30-17:00.

About The Company

Mitie is the UK's leading facilities management company with 77,500 colleagues. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and achieving net zero carbon. Benefits include additional leave, financial wellbeing schemes, high street discounts, career development, and community engagement. We support inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Join our Mitie Team and be part of a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic workplace.