Stores Assistant

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people's lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families. Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalised processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Charles River is currently recruiting a Stores Assistant at our facility in Keele, Newcastle-Under-Lyme. The Store Assistant will be responsible for the support and maintenance of stock levels supplied to the GMP Manufacturing facility on a day-to-day basis.

The Role:

• Accurate receipt of deliveries, ensuring that goods received correspond with the appropriate documentation as well as maintaining the SAP inventory system accurately.
• Regularly communicate with stakeholders to ensure all functions are aware of incoming deliveries, shortages, and any issues such as delays or deliveries that were not received.
• Maintain and follow GMP standards when handling and transferring goods.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and liaise with Ops, carrying out packing and then arranging shipment / dealing with commercial shipment paperwork.
• To perform manufacturing operations compliant to GMP manufacturing standards, as defined in the Keele Quality system.
• To adhere to Charles River's Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Help and support our Logistics department across sites.

About You:

• Previous experience in a Stores environment and SAP is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided. Practical laboratory experience is desirable but not essential.
• We are ideally looking for an individual who can demonstrate initiative, that is adaptable and can work flexibly.
• As you will work closely with various departments across 2 sites, to ensure the safeguarding of stock, you will require strong written and verbal communication skills.
• This role will be based at Keele, Newcastle-Under-Lyme however, a willingness to travel within the Group will be required.
• The ability to drive a 3.5 tonne van would be advantageous for inter-site transfers.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe.