Storeperson

Balfour Beatty plc; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and incentive schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a proactive Storeperson to manage the stores and yard at our Boldon depot, ensuring safety, accuracy and timely procurement support for operations.

You will handle stock reception, inventory control, forklift tasks, and liaise with suppliers to maintain fleet and materials readiness for contracted works. A strong eye for detail and safety is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a stores/warehouse/materials management environment with ownership and responsibility.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and stores management systems.
• Positive and proactive approach with the ability to use initiative.
• Ability to blend physical stores tasks with administrative and system-based duties.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the overall management and organisation of the stores and yard.
• Maintain a tidy, safe and efficient stores environment.
• Manage deliveries and goods received, including forklift operation.
• Book stock in and out physically and electronically using company systems.
• Monitor inventory levels and proactively manage stock replenishment.
• Maintain clear minimum and maximum stock levels.
• Conduct regular stock counts and ensure inventory accuracy.

Skills

Stores/warehouse experience

IT skills

Proactive and initiative

Organisational skills

Safety and compliance mindset

Tools

Oracle R12

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Storeperson

Location: Sunderland

Company: Balfour Beatty

About the Role:

Balfour Beatty is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Storeperson to join our street lighting operational depot in Boldon, South Tyneside. This is a key depot-based role where you will be responsible for maintaining an efficient, safe and well-organised stores environment while supporting operational, procurement, fleet and compliance activities. You will play an integral role in ensuring materials, equipment and vehicles are available and managed effectively to support the successful delivery of our contracts.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities

Stores Management

• Take responsibility for the overall management and organisation of the stores and yard.
• Maintain a tidy, safe and efficient stores environment.
• Manage deliveries and goods received, including the operation of a forklift truck where required.
• Book stock in and out physically and electronically using company systems.
• Monitor inventory levels and proactively manage stock replenishment.
• Maintain clear minimum and maximum stock levels.
• Conduct regular stock counts and ensure inventory accuracy.

Plant & Fleet Support

• Manage day-to-day vehicle and plant-related issues.
• Liaise with internal support teams and external suppliers to maintain fleet compliance and availability.
• Ensure tools, lifting equipment and electrical assets remain calibrated, compliant and fit for purpose.

Compliance

• Support the depot in maintaining compliance with health, safety and company standards.
• Assist with audit preparation and compliance activities.
• Help ensure facilities are maintained in line with operational and regulatory requirements.

Procurement

• Work closely with operational teams to support purchasing requirements.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely procurement of materials and products.

Who we're looking for

Essential

• Experience working within a stores, warehouse or materials management environment with a degree of ownership and responsibility.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and stores management systems.
• Positive and proactive approach with the ability to use initiative.
• Ability to work effectively in a role that combines physical stores activities with administrative and system-based tasks.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and compliance.

Desirable

• Experience using Oracle R12.
• Valid forklift truck licence or substantial forklift operating experience.
• Experience working within an operational, utilities, infrastructure or construction environment.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

*70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Jobs please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section

About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/