Stores Person

Kier Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Stores Operative to support maintenance teams in Exeter, ensuring smooth flow of spare parts, PPE and supplies across sites. This hands-on role emphasizes accuracy, communication, and reliable delivery of goods and services for ongoing projects.

You will work within the Logistics and Stores team, handling stock checks, supplier coordination, and purchase orders while maintaining high standards of safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and customer-facing skills.
• Proficient with IT systems, especially MS Office.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Reliable, punctual and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock by booking out parts and processing returns, including PPE distribution across sites.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with suppliers and customers to ensure smooth operations.
• Receive and check goods, ensuring quality and correct recording in the system.
• Raise purchase orders and arrange logistics for deliveries using established methods.
• Support invoice queries and conduct regular stock audits to maintain accuracy.

Skills

Strong communication

MS Office proficiency

Multitasking

Punctual and reliable

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We're looking for a Stores Operative to join our South West Water team based in Exeter.

Location: Exewater, Exeter
Hours: 45 hours a week, Monday to Friday - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our team as a Stores Operative and play a vital role in supporting our maintenance teams across the NSA contract. You'll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring the smooth flow of materials and equipment to keep our projects running efficiently. This is a hands‑on role where your organisational skills and attention to detail will make a real difference every day.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Stores Operative, you'll be working within the Logistics and Stores team, supporting them in providing essential spares and services for Kier maintenance teams. Your day to day will include:

• Managing stock by booking out parts and processing returns, including PPE distribution across various sites
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and customers to ensure smooth operations
• Receiving and checking goods, ensuring they meet quality standards and are correctly recorded in our system
• Raising purchase orders and arranging logistics for deliveries using established methods
• Supporting invoice queries and conducting regular stock audits to maintain accuracy

What are we looking for?

This role of Stores Operative is great for you if you:

• Have strong communication skills and enjoy working with different people, from customers to suppliers
• Are confident using IT systems and MS Office applications
• Can juggle multiple tasks and priorities whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Are reliable, punctual, and take pride in meeting deadlines

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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