Recycling Centre Operative

Well; Stoke-on-Trent; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bestway Healthcare in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Recycling Centre Operative to join the Inventory Team. You will perform daily, weekly, and monthly inventory tasks to maintain stock availability and accuracy, handling totes, stock rotations, and investigations into discrepancies.

The role emphasizes accurate picking, packing, and processing customer orders while supporting stock control and safety standards within a healthcare-focused warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with digitized handheld picking scanners and stock accounting scanners.
• Good communication and ability to work as a team is advantageous.
• Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects as needed.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.

Responsabilités

• Receive and check totes at the Recycling Centre.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies and exceptions.
• Pick, pack and process customer orders accurately.
• Support stock control to maintain inventory records.
• Conduct regular stock counts and expiry date reviews.
• Apply FEFO and FIFO stock rotation principles.
• Maintain high stock accuracy and assist inventory control processes.
• Adhere to health, safety and operational standards.

Connaissances

Fast-paced warehouse experience

Handheld scanner proficiency

Team communication

Physical lifting ability

Willingness to learn

Outils

Handheld scanning device

Description du poste

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Healthcare Service Centre, Enterprise Way, Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent

Closing Date:

12/11/2026

Job Category:

Warehouse

Business Area:

Warehouse & Logistics

Division / Function:

Warehouse

Overview of the role

As a Recycling Centre Operative within the Inventory Team, you will be responsible for carrying out daily, weekly, and monthly core inventory tasks to ensure stock availability is maintained and inventory accuracy remains at a high standard.

Key responsibilities include:

• Receiving and checking totes delivered to the Recycling Centre.
• Investigating and resolving stock exceptions and discrepancies.
• Picking, packing, and processing customer orders accurately and efficiently.
• Supporting stock control activities to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Conduct regular stock counts and inventory checks.
• Complete expiry date reviews and ensure stock is managed appropriately.
• Facilitate correct stock rotation using FEFO (First Expiry First Out) principles.
• Facilitate correct stock rotation of unprocessed inventory using FIFO (First In First Out) principles.
• Maintain high levels of stock accuracy and support inventory control processes.
• Adhering to health, safety, and operational standards at all times.

This role offers the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of inventory operations through cross-training and exposure to multiple areas within the Inventory Team.

Working Hours

Main Responsibilities

• Complete all allocated DCTs accurately and timely ensuring all subsequent KPIs are filled in.
• Police site stocks, positively challenging / reporting anything out of location
• Carry out product recall tasks, timely and accurately to ensure required measures to control risk to patient safety are upheld.
• Support and encourage team members as required to ensure the success of the overall department performance.
• Ensure stock accuracy of inventory levels
• Ensure all “in-stocks” remain available for sale
• Facilitate the correct order of stock FEFO (First Expiry First Out)
• Timely investigation and response to customer complaints
• Confident and accurate communication with various departments & levels

The Ideal Candidate

Key knowledge and skills required:

• Previous experience in fast paced warehouse environment preferred but not required
• Familiarity with digitized handheld picking scanner and stock accounting scanners in an asset
• Good communication and ability to work as a team is advantageous
• Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects as needed
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and warehouse processes

Problem solving & Change:

• Addressing discrepancies between physical inventory and system records
• Resolving issues related to pick errors or damaged product
• Troubleshooting pick issues and scanner issues.
• Adapting to new technologies and software updates to warehouse Operations
• Embracing continuous improvement initiatives to streamline warehouse processes

About The Company

With the purpose of improving the lives of our patients and customers, Bestway Healthcare supports communities across the United Kingdom and Ireland through an extensive network of community pharmacies and pharmaceutical wholesale depots.

Our wholesale business unit operates two pharmaceutical wholesale brands, Lexon and Bestway Medhub which combined support over 5,000 independent community pharmacy contractors, processing over 100m packs of medication every year making us the 4th largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the United Kingdom. Our wholesale business unit also operates a leading appliance wholesaler, Wardle’s, a generic supplier Key Pharmaceuticals. We operate from 4 distribution centres with a fleet of vans delivering to independent pharmacies & directly to the most vulnerable patients every day.

Bestway Healthcare is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.