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Join a leading organization as a Senior Warehouse Operative in Borehamwood. You will play a crucial role in managing warehouse operations, ensuring timely processing and dispatch of blood products. The role involves assisting the Warehouse Manager and handling stock with precision. Ideal candidates will have experience in a warehouse environment and be trained in forklift operation. Enjoy benefits like 27 days annual leave and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
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Warehouse Senior Operative
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Job Summary
As a vital member of our warehouse team at Borehamwood, you will be providing a professional service receiving and despatching a range of consumable items to ensure we are able to collect, process and issue Blood and Blood products on time.
Warehouse Senior Operative
This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work.
Job Summary
As a vital member of our warehouse team at Borehamwood, you will be providing a professional service receiving and despatching a range of consumable items to ensure we are able to collect, process and issue Blood and Blood products on time.
The role will be undertaking tasks to assist the warehouse manager in the smooth operation of the warehouse operation and will also have responsibilities for picking customer orders accurately with a clear understanding of FIFO, LIFO & lot number control, input stock & non stock items into the warehousing computerised system. You will also be required to manually handle stock into and out of locations following good manual handling techniques.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will assist the Warehouse Manager in all aspects of the efficient and effective management of the warehouse operations, contributing to optimising the overall supply chain of NHSBT. Your responsibilities will include :-
Day to day operation of the Warehouse
Allocating staff to work areas based on levels of activity
Receiving and booking into computerised stock control system for all orders delivered to the warehouse
Reacting to unexpected customer and supplier requirements to minimise any service compromises and updating customers on progress
Ensuring the smooth and safe operation of warehouse activities raising any areas of concern to the Warehouse Manager
Deputising for the Warehouse Manager as a when required
About You
Experience and Knowledge
Experience in a warehouse environment
Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers
Experience in the use of mechanical handling equipment e.g. fork lift truck
Knowledge and understanding of warehouse procedures
Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Qualifications And Training
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualification
Trained as a Fork Lift Truck operator
Willingness to undertake continuing development and training as required
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What We Offer
NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
This vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we recommend applying early.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 20th May 2025
Interviews are anticipated to be held w/c 2nd June subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact
Name: Alfred Bimpong,
Job Title: Warehouse Manager
Contact Details: alfred.bimpong@nhsbt.nhs.uk
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