Stores Operative (Kitting)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime at enhanced rates

Pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Health & wellbeing programme

Free on-site parking

Life Assurance

Referral Programme

Holiday entitlement up to 33 days (5+)

1pm Friday finish

Job summary

Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Stores Operative (Kitting) in Pershore to support storage and logistics for a Defence sector manufacturing operation. The role involves ordering, receiving, picking, packing, and despatching while maintaining accurate records and a safe working environment.

The successful candidate will actively use a forklift, maintain a Kanban system, and work closely with production teams. Full-time hours with the potential for overtime and enhanced rates are included.

Qualifications

• Experience with stock control systems and procedures.
• Numerate and able to work to deadlines.
• Flexible and proactive to learn new skills.
• Forklift licence (B1) required.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory: order, receive, pick, pack, issue and despatch while keeping auditable records.
• Maintain Kanban system to support assembly lines.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and follow procedures.
• Perform daily inventory checks and document findings in Excel.
• Operate forklift daily for loading, unloading and moving stock.
• Raise purchase orders for consumables and align with production needs.

Skills

Stock control system

Stock control procedures

Numeracy

Proactive

Flexible

Forklift licence

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