Logistics Operative in Stoke-on-Trent

JOB SUMMARY: Contribute to the needs of our customers by working with the logistics and distribution team to ensure all manufactured goods are administered, labelled, checked and packed in line with agreed service levels both in the UK and export market. All goods packed to specific customer specifications and clearly communicated to the shipping team to ensure accurate documentation is created for shipping dangerous goods.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining high company health and safety standards, always ensuring that company rules and guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensuring company\’s quality expectations are met; striving to meet customers\’ demands and give customers the best experience where possible.
• Working efficiently whilst maintaining health and safety rules plus quality standards, ensuring company\’s strict production deadlines and delivery targets are met.
• Work with the purchasing clerk to ensure all business-critical materials are stocked correctly for logistics requirements.
• Record necessary product traceability and daily job count.
• Ensure company\’s manual handling processes are followed.
• Maintain company housekeeping standards.
• Report any issues regarding safety/quality to the management team.
• Achieve and exceed daily targets and KPIs set by your line manager.
• The packing of dangerous goods and non-dangerous goods to the exact standards outlined in the work instructions, including building pallets.
• Communicate with the shipping department to ensure accurate dangerous goods paperwork is created; support shipping department with labelling of export boxes when necessary.
• Use Sage system to create delivery notes for UK orders and create manifests at the end of each working day; use courier online portals to create daily collections.
• Label non-refillable, high pressure and equipment following customer instructions and company work instructions.
• Complete manual processes such as Waterbath, Crimping and tagging for necessary customer orders.
• Liaise with collection drivers to help load/unload parcels safely.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to work and communicate with all employees including managers and external visitors, showing respect at all times.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills: Google Apps, Microsoft Office.
• Math GCSE C or above (or equivalent).
• English GCSE D or above (or equivalent).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Computer literate with intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as Google applications.
• Ability to define and solve problems dealing with a variety of both abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to work both individually and promote a team environment across departments and shifts, in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility with respect to shifts and overtime, with a customer focused approach in order to meet demand.

Physical Demands

• Employees are regularly required to stand, walk, and sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Employees are frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires use of computer & telephone.
• Requires heavy lifting and manual handling.

Company Overview & Benefits

• At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
• Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals.
• Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.
• Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you\’ll find a welcoming workplace where you\’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career – whatever path you choose.
• Flexibility with respect to shifts and overtime, with a customer focused approach in order to meet demand.
• The role requires shift work on a rolling shift pattern of \”Earlies\” and \”Lates\” alternating weeks.
• Role may require to work outdoors.
• We provide a competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.
• We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.
• Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program.