Stores Operative

Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd; Pershore; On-site; GBP 17,523 - 18,570; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime rates (enhanced)

Training & development

Safety-critical projects

Company pension

Cycle-to-work

Health & wellbeing programme

Free on-site parking

Life Assurance

Referral Programme

Enhanced Holiday entitlement 33 days

1pm Friday finish

Job summary

Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd in Pershore is recruiting for a Stores Operative to support storage and logistics within a defence-sector manufacturing operation. You will manage inventory processes, from ordering to dispatch, while maintaining accurate records and collaborating with production teams to ensure smooth operations.

This full-time role emphasizes a safe, organised environment, with opportunities to develop skills and progress within a forward-thinking engineering company.

Qualifications

• Experience with stock control systems and procedures.
• Confident with numbers and data accuracy.
• Proactive and able to meet deadlines.
• Willing to learn and take on additional tasks.

Responsibilities

• Order, receive, pick, pack, issue, and despatch inventory with auditable records.
• Maintain Kanban system to support assembly lines.
• Keep a safe, clean working environment and follow procedures.
• Conduct daily inventory checks and record findings in Excel.
• Operate forklift only if trained and licensed and authorised.
• Submit purchase orders for consumables.
• Support production needs and despatch finished products.
• Understand despatching process and customer packing specs.
• Provide PPE and products to staff as required.

Skills

Stock control

Numerical skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Sage

Counterbalance forklift

Job description

Stores Operative

Location Pershore

Hours full time 07:45am-17:00pm Mon-Thurs, 07:45am-13:00pm Friday

Salary £12.72-£13.48 per hour

Benefits

• Opportunity to work overtime on enhanced rates of pay (up to £26.96 per hour)
• Training and support to refine your skills
• The opportunity to work on high-quality, safety-critical projects
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Free on-site parking
• Life Assurance
• Referral Programme
• Enhanced Holiday entitlement of up to 33 days a year after 5 years
• 1pm Friday finish

Job description

Stores Operative (Kitting)

Our client is a trusted manufacturer within the Defence sector supply chain, committed to delivering products that truly make a difference. We are seeking a Stores Operative to play a vital role in supporting the storage and logistics requirements of our busy manufacturing operation. This position involves managing inventory processes-ordering, receiving, picking, packing, issuing, and dispatching-while maintaining accurate, auditable records.

You'll work closely with production teams to ensure smooth operations, maintain a safe and organised environment, and keep assembly lines running without interruption. This is a full-time, stable role with opportunities for growth in a fast-paced, forward-thinking engineering company.

Daily tasks

• Order, receive, pick, pack, issue, and despatch inventory whilst maintaining fully auditable records on both system and paper accurately to meet customer requirements
• Maintain a Kanban system, enabling assembly team to work without hindrance
• Maintain a safe, clear, and clean environment ensuring all procedures are adhered to
• Conduct daily inventory checks and record findings on excel spreadsheet
• Use a forklift only if trained and authorised to do so (in date operator's licence), loading / unloading vehicles and moving stock around
• Submitting purchase order requests for consumables
• Work with production requirements in line with sales
• Assist with despatching of finished products in line with production
• Understanding the despatching process
• Understanding of customer packing specifications
• Supply employees with PPE / Products throughout the day

Skills essential:

• Experience of working with a stock control system
• Good knowledge of Stock Control and Stores Procedures
• Confident working with numbers
• Working proactively, and efficiently to deadlines, and engaged to achieving time-bound targets
• Flexibility to performing other tasks if required, and willing to learn new skills
• Ability to work well with employees and fulfil requests

Desirable:

• Practical experience of working with MS Office applications
• Awareness of Health and Safety procedures
• An understanding of management systems to ISO 9001 standards
• Experience of working within the Railway and Defence sector
• Experience of using a counterbalance forklift truck
• Experience of using Sage
• Counterbalance forklift licence

This is a career opportunity with an employer of choice in Worcestershire!