Stores Operative (Kitting)

Wright Staff; Charlton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for overtime at enhanced

Training and support to refine skills

Work on high-quality, safety-critical)

Company pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Health & wellbeing programme

Free on-site parking

Life Assurance

Referral Programme

Enhanced Holiday entitlement up to 33"

1pm Friday finish

Job summary

Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd. in Pershore seeks a Stores Operative to manage inventory, order, receive, pick, pack and despatch with daily forklift use. You will maintain accurate records and support production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role is full-time, on-site in Worcestershire, with enhanced rates for overtime and benefits including pension, health and wellbeing programmes and a 1pm Friday finish.

Qualifications

• Experience using stock control systems to manage inventory.
• Strong numerical ability and accuracy in records.
• Forklift operation experience and certification (B1).
• Proactive, efficient, and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain auditable stock records for all inventory moves.
• Operate forklift daily to load, unload and move stock.
• Manage ordering, receiving, picking and despatching to meet customer requirements.
• Support Kanban and production demands to ensure smooth assembly lines.
• Ensure a safe, clean working environment and adherence to procedures.

Skills

Stock control system

Numerical ability

Forklift licence (B1)

Proactive & deadline-driven

Tools

MS Office

Sage

Job description

Stores Operative (Kitting)

Location Pershore

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

Salary £12.71 - £14.00 per hour

Benefits

• Opportunity to work overtime on enhanced rates of pay
• 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

Join a 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, daily forklift use, 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.

Duties

• 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
• Using a forklift daily - 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

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
• B1 Counterbalance forklift licence

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

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