Inventory Assistants - £28,842 p.a. + benefits

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; South Mimms; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is seeking two Inventory Assistants to join their Standards Lifecycle Function. This full-time, permanent position requires individuals to maintain biological product catalogs while performing stock counts, handling products in cold environments, and ensuring precise inventory documentation in a regulatory framework.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 25 days up to 30 days based on service

Occupational Sick Pay

Flexible working hours

Interest-free season ticket or bike loan

Employee Assistance Services

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in Mathematics, English, and Science required.
• Proven IT skills, especially in MS Office; familiarity with software systems is beneficial.
• Ability to learn administration of ERP software and inventory tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate stock records for biological materials portfolio.
• Undertake daily picking of biological products for shipping orders.
• Ensure traceability and accuracy of inventory records through timely documentation.

Skills

IT skills

Ability to learn software systems

Education

Level 2 qualification or equivalent (e.g., GCSE in Mathematics, English and Science)

Tools

MS Office

ERP Software

Job description

South Mimms, Hertfordshire

Job Summary

We are currently looking for two Inventory Assistants to join our Standards Lifecycle Function within the Science, Research & Innovation group.

These are full-time opportunities, on a permanent basis. The roles will be based onsite at our Science Campus in South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

Who are we?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Science, Research and Innovations Group (SR&I) delivers public health impact, world leading innovation, and a unique proposition via an ambitious Science Strategy which will balance innovation against sustainability and affordability. It is divided into 6 sub-groups, Innovation Accelerator, Clinical Investigations and Trials, Research and Development, Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing, and Quality Assurance and Health and Safety.

These roles are in the Market Analysis & Inventory team (of Market Analysis, Manufacturing and Logistics (MML)), responsible for fulfilling sales order shipping, manufacturing and inventory control.

Job Description

What’s the role?

The MHRA Inventory team are tasked with maintaining a robust & accurate catalogue of products, to ensure the continuous provision of our product range, and to provide an accurate financial valuation of agency assets. Each year the Inventory Team are subject to external audits by the National Audit Office. The postholders will be responsible for implementing the key, business as usual tasks such as stock-take of biological references portfolio, discard agendas, cold room maintenance & housekeeping. The roles involves working in extreme environments such as (minus) -20˚c cold rooms, and around liquid nitrogen vessels in cryogenic storage units, these tasks may include manual handling of up to 10kg at a time and standing for prolonged periods.

The postholders, as required, will also be expected to ensure document traceability and accuracy by carrying out timely scanning of the inventory records.

Where applicable training and/or certification will be provided.

Key responsibilities:

• To ensure the accurate valuation of MHRA’s biological materials portfolio, by assisting in daily stock counts, escalating any discrepancy investigation to Inventory Coordinator and the wider team and/or division as required.
• Postholder is required to stand for extended periods of time (up to 3 hours), manually handle heavy objects (approximately 5-10kg), stretch and reach objects above shoulder height and work in cold rooms (+4˚c to -20˚c).
• Undertake accurate daily Picking of our range of biological products for sales orders, with varying temperature control parameters available for the shipping team and in time for booked shipments
• Implement product discard agendas, including accelerated degradation study products in a timely manner considering traceability and appropriate waste management of biological products.
• Post involves working with products stored in cryogenic storage vessels and will require successful completion of learning modules to gain and maintain relevant certification.
• Maintain good house-keeping of cold rooms & cryogenic storage units, including transfer of products and defrosting of our -70˚c freezers. Training for use of cold rooms and other specialist storage units is provided.
  
  

What’s the role?

The MHRA Inventory team are tasked with maintaining a robust & accurate catalogue of products, to ensure the continuous provision of our product range, and to provide an accurate financial valuation of agency assets. Each year the Inventory Team are subject to external audits by the National Audit Office. The postholders will be responsible for implementing the key, business as usual tasks such as stock-take of biological references portfolio, discard agendas, cold room maintenance & housekeeping. The roles involves working in extreme environments such as (minus) -20˚c cold rooms, and around liquid nitrogen vessels in cryogenic storage units, these tasks may include manual handling of up to 10kg at a time and standing for prolonged periods.

The postholders, as required, will also be expected to ensure document traceability and accuracy by carrying out timely scanning of the inventory records.

Where applicable training and/or certification will be provided.

Key responsibilities:

• To ensure the accurate valuation of MHRA’s biological materials portfolio, by assisting in daily stock counts, escalating any discrepancy investigation to Inventory Coordinator and the wider team and/or division as required.
• Postholder is required to stand for extended periods of time (up to 3 hours), manually handle heavy objects (approximately 5-10kg), stretch and reach objects above shoulder height and work in cold rooms (+4˚c to -20˚c).
• Undertake accurate daily Picking of our range of biological products for sales orders, with varying temperature control parameters available for the shipping team and in time for booked shipments
• Implement product discard agendas, including accelerated degradation study products in a timely manner considering traceability and appropriate waste management of biological products.
• Post involves working with products stored in cryogenic storage vessels and will require successful completion of learning modules to gain and maintain relevant certification.
• Maintain good house-keeping of cold rooms & cryogenic storage units, including transfer of products and defrosting of our -70˚c freezers. Training for use of cold rooms and other specialist storage units is provided.
  
  

Person specification

Who are we looking for?

Oursuccessful Candidatewill Have

• Level 2 qualification or equivalent e.g., GCSE in Mathematics, English and Science
• Proven IT skills - use of MS office and the ability to learn specialist software systems for laboratory/manufacturing equipment and other systems such as document control
• Awareness of, or the ability to learn, administration of ERP software, cloud document record system, and other inventory tracking software.
• Able to work with focus and pace to meet deadlines to a high standard
  
  

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!

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Alongside your salary of £28,842, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £8,355 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
• Privilege Leave: 1 day
• Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
• Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
• Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
• Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
• Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
• Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
• Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
• Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
• On-going learning and development
  
  

Selection process details

The selection process:

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates,find out more here.

Online application form, including questions based on theBehaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles.Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.

Interview, which can include questions based on theBehaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.

In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of Delivering at Pace.

Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided- ensure you have read these thoroughly and allowsufficienttime. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.

Use of AI in Job Applications

Applicants must ensure that anything submitted is factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact [e-mail] as soon as possible.



Closing date:10 July 2025

Shortlisting date: From 11 July 2025

Interview date:W/C 28 July 2025

Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.

If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions,please contact [e-mail]

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.Further information on whether you are able to apply is availablehere.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Role

Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include:

Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogens

Maintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settings

Roles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is required

Roles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact [e-mail].

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointmenton the basis ofmerit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Florentina Oyelami, Head of Talent Acquisition – [e-mail].

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : The Resourcing Team
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

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Further information

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the Resourcing Team at [e-mail], in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk - [e-mail] - Civil Service Commission Room G/8 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ