Goods In / Stock Controller

Vitacress; Andover; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and beverage manufacturing is seeking a Goods In / Stock Controller. The role includes responsibilities for managing stock and ensuring smooth operations within their production process. You will join a team that values precision and care, with opportunities for training and development.

Qualifications

• Experience using stock control or inventory systems (training can be provided).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check, and accurately record deliveries.
• Monitor stock levels using computerized systems.
• Issue packaging and materials to the factory.

Skills

Detail-focused

Proactive attitude

Collaboration

Safety commitment

Education

Forklift truck operation experience (optional)

Job description

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4 on 4 off | 0600 - 1800

Are you someone who takes pride in staying organised and making sure everything is in the right place at the right time? Do you want to be part of a team that values precision, care, and collaboration?

Join Our Team as a Goods In / Stock Controller ( Yard)

Location: St Mary Bourne | 4 on 4 off | 0600 - 1800

Are you someone who takes pride in staying organised and making sure everything is in the right place at the right time? Do you want to be part of a team that values precision, care, and collaboration?

We believe that every role is essential to our shared success. You’ll play a vital part in the smooth operation of our production process — helping to manage materials, support production, and keep everything flowing with accuracy and care.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Goods Inwards: Receive, check, and accurately record deliveries. Inform relevant departments and ensure goods are safely and promptly distributed across site.
• Stock Management: Monitor stock levels using our computerised systems, ensuring materials are stored safely, cleanly, and in line with FIFO (First-In, First-Out) practices to reduce waste and spoilage.
• Material Distribution: Issue packaging, labels, and other materials to the factory, ensuring availability where and when it’s needed.
• Labelling & Packaging Support: Use digital systems to design and print labels that meet customer specifications. Operate machinery to create boxes and prepare materials for despatch.
• System Accuracy & Reporting: Maintain accurate digital records of receipts, returns, adjustments, and stock variances. Report shortages and support continuous stock accuracy.
• Safety & Cleanliness: Maintain clean, organised storage areas including chemical and packaging zones. Follow all company procedures to ensure health, safety, and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards are met.
• Team Flexibility: Support your colleagues by being flexible with shifts when needed. Take part in relevant training to keep skills sharp and our operation running smoothly.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• A detail-focused, dependable individual with a proactive attitude
• Experience using stock control or inventory systems (training can be provided)
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• A strong commitment to cleanliness, safety, and accurate stock handling
• Forklift truck operation experience is a plus but not essential
  
  

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re organised, reliable, and looking for a role where your skills and care will be appreciated, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us deliver excellence.

Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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