Store Associate (,, United Kingdom)

Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?

AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates, alginates, and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white label.

Since 2019, the Group has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, an Israeli developer of innovative internal sealants, Biomatlante, a French developer and manufacturer of surgical biomaterials, Raleigh, a leading UK coater and converter of woundcare and bio-diagnostics materials, AFS Medical, an Austrian specialist surgical business, Connexicon, an Irish tissue adhesives specialist, Syntacoll a German specialist in collagen-based absorbable surgical implants and Peters Surgical a global provider of specialty surgical sutures, mechanical haemostasis and internal cyanoacrylate devices.

AMS's products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via AMS's own direct sales forces in the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Benelux, India, the Czech Republic and Russia. The Group has R&D innovation hubs in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, the Group has more than 1,500 employees.

AMS provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants. We highly value and encourage diversity across our workforce meaning that no one will be discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, nationality, disability, or any other protected characteristic as prohibited by law.

We are currently recruiting for a Stores Controller, at our Manufacturing Site in Plymouth, who will be responsible for the day-to-day picking materials, feeding material to production lines, operations of the stores, goods inwards and dispatch area. The role will primarily be 5 days (on shift 11:00am-7:00pm) with the requirement to be flexible in covering sickness & holiday on a shift basis (6am-2pm & 8am-4pm). Working week is Monday to Friday.

What the role involves:

• Responsible for kitting Batches and feeding production areas, both inside the clean rooms and packing lines.
• Moving stock and recording actions on picking list (and ERP system once fully trained).
• Control and record movements of direct & indirect store materials & finished goods as per AMS procedures.
• Responsible for receipting goods inwards and making ready finished product for despatching.
• Deliveries & despatch – loading & unloading of lorries, wrapping and strapping pallets.
• Cycle counts and inventory stock checking.
• Responsible for keeping stores / goods inwards / despatch areas tidy.
• Foster a ‘continuous improvement’ philosophy.
• Any other reasonable requirement as required to meet the business objectives.
• Provide cover during holidays / sickness.

What we’re looking for?

• Experience in supply chain, manufacturing or a warehouse.
• Understanding of ERP systems and FEFO.
• Forklift licence (beneficial not a necessity).
• Working knowledge of risk assessments and working to standard practices.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong IT skills.