Stores Team Member

FirstGroup; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

GWR Exeter Depot is seeking a stores/warehouse operative to manage receipt, issue and accounting of materials for train maintenance. The role supports maintenance planning and stock control while ensuring compliance with policies.

You will work with IT systems (IFMS, PADs), perform forklift duties, and contribute to 6S improvements in a busy Exeter depot environment near St David's.

Qualifications

• Flexible and proactive
• Attentive to detail and accuracy
• Safety focused
• Six Sigma/6S and process improvement awareness
• Understanding of material supply in production
• Willing to participate in change and improvement
• Desirable warehousing qualification
• Ability to drive company road vehicles for material supply
• Experience in stores or warehouse environment
• Experience with IT systems and hardware/software
• Good communication across all levels
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Willing to participate in training
• Customer-focused mindset
• Attention to detail and meeting deadlines

Responsibilities

• Dealing with colleagues' material enquiries
• Receiving, issuing, moving, unpacking, storing, labelling, rejection, disposal and accounting of goods
• Proactively aligning material with maintenance plan to ensure availability
• Highlighting problems with material delivery, quality and availability
• Ensuring stores compliance with GWR policies and procedures
• Using handling equipment including forklifts
• Collaborating with production teams to supply correct materials on time
• Using IT systems (IFMS, PADs) and other required software
• General housekeeping duties
• Chasing alternative material to replace obsolete stock (MRF)
• Carrying out stock checks and audits

Job description

Who we are:

GWR is the proud custodian of one of the most prestigious Railway networks in the world. Our services call at over 275 stations, stretching across the South West of England.

We aim to transform the way people think about rail travel by setting a new standard – a better experience for our customers. Together we will restore the railways as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

About the team:

Exeter Depot is a small team with a can-do attitude and a willingness to muck in together. Predominately responsible for the 150s,158 and 165 Fleets however we see all classes of traction operated by West Fleet. Exeter Depot is a relatively new facility with modern state-of-the-art maintenance facilities.

About the job:

You will be primarily responsible for the receipt, accounting and issue of material to maintenance colleagues, to allow train maintenance to be safely completed in a timely and efficient manner, in support of our customers. A keen understanding of the importance of the supply chain to our maintenance plans is crucial

What you'll be doing:

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Dealing with colleague's material enquiries.
• Receiving, issuing, moving, unpacking, storing, labelling, rejection, disposal and accounting of goods.
• Proactively looking at the maintenance plan to ensure material is available when needed.
• Highlighting problems with material delivery, quality and availability
• Ensuring the stores department remains in compliance with GWR Financial and Material Policies and Procedures.
• Using handling equipment including forklifts
• Working with production teams to provide the right material to the train to allow maintenance to be completed at the right time.
• Using IFMS, PADs and other required IT systems.
• General housekeeping duties.
• Chasing alternative suitable material to replace obsolete stock (MRF)
• Carrying out stock checks and audits.

About you:

You'll need to be:

• Flexible and proactive
• Attentive to detail and accuracy.
• Safety focused.
• Bought in to 6S and process improvement.
• Understanding of the importance of material supply to the production process.
• Willing to participate in change to drive improvement.

As a minimum you'll need to have:

• Desirable – warehousing qualification.
• Ability to drive company road vehicles to facilitate material supply across the business.
• Previous experience of working in a stores or warehouse environment.
• Experience of using IT and willing and able to use all relevant hardware and software systems.
• The ability to communicate at all levels, both internally to GWR and with external companies.
• Numeracy and literacy skills.
• Willing to participate in training when required.
• An understanding of the importance of our customers.
• An eye for detail and able to work to a deadline.

The Reward:

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including defined benefit salary pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, childcare vouchers and an employee assistance programme.

About the location:

Based adjacent to Exeter St David's Station, Exeter Engineering Depot provides planned and unplanned maintenance to West Fleet Units.

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