Technical Assistant - Logistics

Kirklees Council; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees Council is seeking a Technical Assistant - Logistics to manage materials supply within the Homes and Neighbourhoods team. The role involves stock control, customer service, and ensuring efficient delivery of materials. The successful candidate will work in a supportive environment to deliver efficient services for a council managing over 22,000 homes.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing programme

Staff discounts

Volunteering programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and stock control is essential.
• Full driving license is mandatory.
• Forklift license is desirable but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient materials supply service for properties.
• Manage stock control and ensure timely deliveries.
• Assist in the receiving and issuing of goods.

Skills

Customer service

Stock control

Teamwork

Warehousing

Full Driving Licence

Tools

Forklift Licence

Job description

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We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Place

Service Area

Homes & Neighbourhoods

Hours

37

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Flint Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6LF

Position type

Permanent

Grade

Grade 7

Salary

£28,624 - £30,060

Advert Wording

Homes and Neighbourhoods currently manages 22,000 homes for Kirklees Council. We at Property, undertake the repairs and maintenance.

We are looking to fill Stores operative roles within Homes & Neighbourhoods. Working in a busy stores environment that has over 2000 lines of stock, your role as Technical Assistant Logistics, will be to provide an efficient, effective, and customer focused materials supply service that achieves the objectives of both customer and organisation.

Recent changes to our delivery model require our stores team to deliver van stocks and materials requests direct to site or ensure materials are efficiently picked and ready to collect in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of a stores process from receiving goods to issuing items and delivering to site. A supportive working environment will ensure that you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed with us.

Key skills include;

• Customer service – including receiving calls from operatives, identifying correct materials and delivering to site or ready for a speedy collection.
• Stock control – methodical knowledge and practice of agreed procedures
• Warehousing – keeping orderly stores and records
• Team work – contributing ideas and creating flexibility to ensure all team objectives are delivered
• Full Driving Licence - essential
• Forklift (counter balance and reach) Licence – desirable but training will be provided
• You are also required to exhibit Kirklees Council’s behaviours; Positive, Supportive, Communicate, Honest, Respectful and Flexible
  
  

At Kirklees council we offer a comprehensive total rewards package for our staff, consisting of competitive pay, health and wellbeing programme, volunteering programmes, staff discounts and much more.

For more information on how we reward our employees please use the following link:

This role is based within Homes and Neighbourhoods

Richard Stebbings is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date

10 June 2025, 11:55 PM

Important Information

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  Entry level

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