Warehouse Operative

Orion Electrotech; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Electrotech in Milton Keynes is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join our busy team. You will kit parts, deliver to production areas and maintain stock accuracy while adhering to health and safety requirements.

The role involves operating forklift trucks, ensuring Kanban supermarket stock levels, conducting stock checks, and supporting logistics and production activities with a focus on accuracy and timely deliveries.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a warehouse, stores, logistics or manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of stock control and inventory management principles.
• Ability to follow work instructions and procedures accurately.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Kitting parts and components in accordance with production schedules and build requirements.
• Delivering kits to designated production areas accurately and on time.
• Replenishing production supermarket stock levels to agreed minimum and maximum inventory levels.
• Maintaining the internal Kanban supermarket to support uninterrupted production flow.
• Kit and maintain consumables boxes for production shelf build.
• Moving materials safely within the warehouse and manufacturing areas.
• Operating forklift trucks and other material handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Conducting routine stock checks and reporting shortages, discrepancies, or damaged materials. Adjust stock levels if appropriate.
• Ensuring all materials are correctly identified, handled, and stored.
• Support Instrument packing if required.
• Maintaining a 5S culture and high standards of housekeeping.
• Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security within the work environment.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities within the warehouse and production support functions.
• Assisting with general warehouse and logistics activities as required.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Stock control

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Health & safety

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Location: Milton Keynes
Job title: Warehouse Operative
Job type: Full time
Rate: £13 per hour
Hours: Mon-Thurs 7am-5pm, Fri 8am-12.30pm

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Kitting parts and components in accordance with production schedules and build requirements.
• Delivering kits to designated production areas accurately and on time.
• Replenishing production supermarket stock levels to agreed minimum and maximum inventory levels.
• Maintaining the internal Kanban supermarket to support uninterrupted production flow.
• Kit and maintain consumables boxes for production shelf build.
• Moving materials safely within the warehouse and manufacturing areas.
• Operating forklift trucks and other material handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Conducting routine stock checks and reporting shortages, discrepancies, or damaged materials. Adjust stock levels if appropriate.
• Ensuring all materials are correctly identified, handled, and stored.
• Support Instrument packing if required.
• Maintaining a 5S culture and high standards of housekeeping.
• Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security within the work environment.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities within the warehouse and production support functions.
• Assisting with general warehouse and logistics activities as required.

Essential:

Experience working in a warehouse, stores, logistics, or manufacturing environment.
Understanding of stock control and inventory management principles.
Ability to follow work instructions and procedures accurately.
Good attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong organisational and time management skills.
Good communication skills.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.

Desirable

Experience of supporting production and assembly operations.
Experience working with Kanban replenishment systems.
Experience using ERP or warehouse management systems.

We thank you for your applicationin advance. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not able to respond to every application personally; therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies, please visit our website.