Stores Person

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on-line and in-store

Staff lottery

On-site restaurant and staff café

On-site nursery provision

Flexible working opportunities

Wellbeing hour each week

Employee Assistance scheme

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) is recruiting for a Stores Support role within the catering stores. The position involves maintaining hygiene, stock control and efficient goods handling across CHS facilities that support Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

The role requires manual handling, basic computer skills and good communication to liaise with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Basic Food hygiene certificate (Desirable)
• Basic English and maths
• Good food hygiene practices
• Awareness of Health and Safety and manual handling techniques
• Flexible and able to multi-task
• Good communication skills
• Understanding of lifting & handling techniques
• Basic computer skills including stock control software, e-mail and Excel

Responsibilities

• Ensure hygiene and safety standards are maintained.
• Maintain HACCP documentation and fridge/food temperature logs.
• Receive and check goods, including temperature-controlled items.
• Maintain stock control system and stock movements with accuracy.
• Liaise with suppliers and handle order inquiries and shortages.
• Process inwards goods, check dates and temperature control.
• Pick, pack and deliver orders to correct locations in a timely manner.

Skills

Food hygiene

Health & safety

Manual handling

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Lifting techniques

Computer skills

Education

Basic English and maths

Basic Food hygiene certificate (desirable)

Tools

Menu mark stock control system

Job description

CHS is able to offer a wide range of services. Our scale enables us to offer competitive rates and we have a long track record of providing high quality, customer-focused services.

We offer comprehensive estates, facilities management, medical engineering, catering solutions and procurement services supporting the provision of safe, effective healthcare to our communities. We are committed to delivering our Green Plan goals of reducing carbon emissions, air pollution, waste generation and improving recycling throughout delivery of our services. We also enable profit to go back into patient care.

CHS recognises that its staff are its greatest asset and that its business is its people. The company aims to create an environment and culture of openness, trust and honesty. We encourage and celebrate diversity because broader perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge will enrich and enhance the value we bring to each other, our clients, shareholders and other stakeholders.

Job overview

Stores Support

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), Café 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.

Working for our organisation

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.
• Portering
• 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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Desirable criteria

• Basic Food hygiene certificate
• Basic English and maths.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

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

Experience

Essential criteria

• The ability to communicate well with staff, patients and members of the public

Desirable criteria

• 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

Essential criteria

• 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.

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions (CHS) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.