Stores Person

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare services provider is seeking a Stock Handler for its catering operations. This role involves managing goods inwards and stock movements while ensuring strict hygiene practices. The position is physically demanding and requires experience in a catering environment. Candidates should possess a Basic Food hygiene certificate, along with good communication and organizational skills. Working hours are Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM with occasional weekends and bank holidays.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Career break scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance scheme

Qualifications

• Basic Food hygiene certificate is mandatory.
• Ability to communicate well with staff, patients and public is essential.
• Experience in a catering environment and stock handling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hygiene and safety standards maintained.
• Manage all goods inwards and stock movements for catering stores.
• Handling of food items with physical demands involved.

Skills

Good food hygiene practices

Awareness of Health and Safety

Basic computer skills

Communication skills

Methodical and organized approach

Education

Basic Food hygiene certificate

Basic English and maths

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) is an exceptional place to work that provides estates, facilities and procurement services to our partner organisation Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and other customers. We employ around 450 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, retail and administrative staff to engineers and procurement specialists.

In addition to a competitive salary and NEST pension employer/employee match scheme (up to 6% CHS contribution) we also offer a range of benefits as follows:-

Extensive range of discounts on-line and in store at all your favourite retail outlets/Blue Light discount card for further savings

Staff Lottery scheme/On site restaurant (staff discount), Caf serving Costa coffee/Retail shop

On site Nursery provision and generous Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Workforce benefit team to support with a range of childcare provision/out of school clubs

Salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes (subject to certain criteria)

Career break scheme/Special leave policies/Flexible working opportunities

On site Occupational Health service/ Dedicated wellbeing hour each week

24/7 Care First Employee Assistance scheme that provides confidential counselling and support/financial and legal help and advice/Chaplaincy Services, Chapel and Prayer rooms

Main duties of the job

• Ensure hygiene and safety standards are maintained in accordance with department policies.
• Correct and accurate completion of all documentation required for the effective maintenance of the departments Hazard analysis and critical control point system (HACCP) ie fridge temps food temperature logs cleaning schedules.
• Ensure the safe removal and storage of all associated delivery items including trolleys, pallets, trays, and tubs.
• Maintenance of the computer stock control system including booking all goods in and all subsequent stock movements. This requires accuracy to maintain stock level records
• Liaising with suppliers, dealing with any order enquiries, delivery shortages. This may involve telephone conversations, the use of e-mail etc.
• External ordering of departmental supplies ensuring stock levels are maintained.
• Receiving and checking all goods inward includes dry goods, chilled goods, and frozen goods, for accuracy and where appropriate correct temperature control, signing drivers paperwork
• Check date codes on all goods received. Frozen and chilled goods should be temperature controlled as soon as possible following receipt
• Accurately pick and assemble orders from requisitions ensuring items are packed safely. Delivering goods to the correct location in a timely fashion.

About us

At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Medical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:

• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Medical engineering/equipment maintenance/ decontamination
• Procurement advice, guidance and governance
• Capital project management
• Transport
• Grounds maintenance.
• Catering
• Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)

All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for all goods inwards and stock movements relating to the catering stores, whilst maintaining strict hygiene practices and adhering to departmental policies and procedures.

This is a physically demanding role with lifting pulling and pushing involved.

Monday to Friday 7.30am -1.30pm occasional bank holidays and weekends. Handling all types of food.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Basic Food hygiene certificate
• Basic English and maths.

Knowledge & Skills

• Good food hygiene practices
• Awareness of Health and Safety and manual handling techniques
• Flexible able to multi task.
• Understanding of good Lifting & handling Techniques.
• Basic computer skills, menu mark stock control system, e-mail, excel

Experience

• The ability to communicate well with staff, patients and members of the public
• Experience of working in a large catering environment
• Receiving Goods inwards
• Experience of stock handling and control systems
• To demonstrate a methodical and organised approach to work

General

• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company/Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• Able to fulfill the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.