Stores Person

Date: 23 Apr 2025

Location: Plymouth, GB

Company: Alstom

Location: Plymouth

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 7/05/25

Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Pension, Contributed Healthcare, Life Assurance, plus many flexible benefits.

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your meticulous and process-oriented expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated, collaborative, and detail-focused teammates. You'll ensure the seamless execution of the logistics process by managing the physical flow of goods, aligning system data with physical operations, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Production), uphold Health, Safety, and Environmental standards, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

1. Applying safety rules to comply with company Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
2. Handling goods and equipment such as trolleys safely and responsibly.
3. Following all safety, environmental, and emergency procedures.
4. Actively participating in safety initiatives, reporting near misses, and attending safety meetings.
5. Notifying Warehouse Management of any safety, housekeeping, or maintenance issues requiring attention.
6. Performing Information system updates and ERP transactions (Enterprise Resource Planning) before each physical movement using IT tools.
7. Using ERP transactions to ensure alignment between physical and system flows and understanding their interactions.
8. Identifying, addressing anomalies, and reporting unresolved issues to the manager.
9. Prioritising activities based on emergencies, such as managing missing parts.
10. Ensuring the preservation of materials throughout all processes.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

1. Experience or understanding of logistics operations and material handling.
2. Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental policies and regulations.
3. Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and IT tools for inventory management.
4. Strong communication skills to report issues and participate in safety meetings.
5. Ability to prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment.
6. Problem-solving skills to detect and treat anomalies.
7. Proactive in proposing continuous process improvements.
8. Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy in inventory and system updates.
9. Commitment to preserving material integrity throughout all processes.
10. Forklift Driving Licence.

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues,
• Work with cutting-edge supply chain management systems and methodologies,
• Progress towards optimising logistics efficiency and accuracy,
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries,
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.