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Warehouse Operative

Milton Park

Abingdon

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GBP 26,000

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Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company in Abingdon is looking for an experienced Warehouse Operative to join their Logistics Team. This permanent full-time role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career advancement within a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have experience with Warehouse ERP Systems and the ability to lead a small team.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Health Insurance

Private Dental Care Scheme

Well-being support 24/7

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Subsidised restaurant

Qualifications

Experience with Warehouse ERP Systems is essential.
Team player, leadership abilities, and proactive problem-solving approach valued.
Experience in warehouse operations, specifically in laboratories/pharma, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure safety compliance and regular equipment checks.
Manage stock using ERP systems, conduct inventory management.
Support internal distribution and assist with warehouse organization.

Skills

Warehouse ERP Systems

Team Player

Leadership

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Evotec, a global Pharmaceutical business. Evotec covers all activities from target-to-clinic to meet the industry’s need for innovation and efficiency in drug discovery and development. The Company has established a unique position by assembling top-class scientific experts and integrating state-of-the-art technologies as well as substantial experience and expertise in key therapeutic areas including neuronal diseases, diabetes and complications of diabetes, pain and inflammation, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases and fibrosis.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Warehouse Operative to join the Logistics Team at our site in Abingdon. This is a permanent position working Monday to Friday starting ASAP.

Role: Warehouse Operative

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday to Fridays, days.

Salary: £25,400, dependant on skills and experience, plus excellent benefits package plus annual bonuses

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 4RY

Key Responsibilities will include

To ensure all activities are conducted in a safe manner and that all equipment and racking is regularly checked and complies with Safety Legislation
Changing gas cylinders, refilling liquid nitrogen containers
Support of regular warehouse supplies, warehousing, picking and internal distribution, returning of goods
To ensure the warehouse ERP system is accurately maintained in terms of stock quantity, location.
Material Resource Planning for >400 inventory parts & >10,000 SKU’s
Shop floor management with daily morning meetings
Carrying out monthly stock-takes
Invoice and query management to assist Purchasing & Finance
Provide support on other duties when required
Physical Transfer of stock within Milton Park sites
Maintain Good Housekeeping in the warehouse and assist with 5S implementation within the department.

Essential Knowledge & Skills
Must have experience with Warehouse ERP Systems
Team player with the ability to work independently and as part of a small team
Leadership capabilities to assign work for daily running of warehouse.
Ability to assess, correct & prevent inefficiencies within warehouse.
Shop floor management experience
Previous warehouse operations experience, ideally in laboratories/ pharma
Knowledge of Microsoft applications specifically Excel / willingness to improve knowledge and apply to daily workload.
Flexible, enthusiastic and reliable
To be a subject matter expert in 3 or more roles within the team
Proactive approach to work with the ability to problem solve issues.
Positive attitude towards continuous improvement projects.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities:
Counter balance, VNA, Reach License
IATA/ADR certification
Experience and knowledge of COSHH regulations
Driving License

Company Benefits
Company Pension Scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays & an additional 1 day for each year completed up to a maximum of 30 days
Private Health Insurance for you, your partner/family under the company scheme
Private Dental Care Scheme
Health Insurance providing 75% of base salary after a qualifying period
Well being support 24/7 and counselling services
Excellent career progression opportunities within the company; we have an excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme (This is a discretionary benefit)
Cycle to work scheme
Refer a friend scheme, team and annual company events, recognition awards and many more!

As well as
Free onsite parking
Restaurant which is highly subsidised
Great transport links from Oxford and the surrounding area’s as well as a shuttle bus service from Didcot train station
Milton Park also offer’s great cycling, running & walking routes as well as annual events.

The ideal candidate

Must have experience with Warehouse ERP Systems
Team player with the ability to work independently and as part of a small team
Leadership capabilities to assign work for daily running of warehouse.
Ability to assess, correct & prevent inefficiencies within warehouse.
Shop floor management experience
Previous warehouse operations experience, ideally in laboratories/ pharma
Knowledge of Microsoft applications specifically Excel / willingness to improve knowledge and apply to daily workload.
Flexible, enthusiastic and reliable
To be a subject matter expert in 3 or more roles within the team
Proactive approach to work with the ability to problem solve issues.
Positive attitude towards continuous improvement projects.