Stores Operative in Derry

This is a permanent full-time, Northern Ireland based role working out of our Derry Depot. On offer is a competitive salary in line with experience and benefits package, including Healthcare Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Family Friendly policies, and exclusive member discounts.

Role Overview: Reporting to the Stores supervisor, this role will be responsible for providing an efficient and effective material handling and stores process. Controlling stock levels, ensuring timely and accurate management of all material transactions. Success in the role is to contribute to ensuring all materials are available timely for all contract works in line with client KPI requirements and internal targets. Strong and transparent communication with Operations Managers, Supervisors, Project Managers and CFM Trades Operatives is critical to achieving this.

Key Activities / Responsibilities:

• Stock management and rotation; maintaining material and plant items to ensure efficient stock levels in stores and vehicles.
• Taking delivery of all stock, ensuring accuracy of deliveries and delivery dockets and reporting all discrepancies and/or missing items.
• Sort, check and accurately store all received materials in allocated place/zone.
• Ensuring the day-to-day operational Logistics activities run smoothly and efficiently.
• Responsible for the physical or administrative tasks required for the storing and distributing of materials, plant, and equipment.
• Timely preparation of material orders for distribution.
• Assist with daily issuing of materials to operatives, and coding of materials off computer system.
• Participate in weekly 50 item stock checks, ensuring stock accuracy, noting any discrepancies.
• Participate in monthly stock takes and reconciliation, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to Procurement and Supply Chain manager for monthly and quarterly commercial reporting.
• Prompt and accurate control of paperwork.
• Managing maintenance of vehicles and small plant; maintaining the plant asset register through robust operational discipline and the Accuweb system.
• Operate and promote the company ‘clean as you go’ policy using 5S lean principles to ensure a healthy, safe and well-organised working environment.
• Compliance with inventory control measures.
• Participate in departmental daily huddles, reporting on materials issues and communicating with the operational teams to ensure projects are kept on target in line with client KPIs.
• Material Return procedure records to be managed and the system updated.
• Management of all waste and scrap within the depot in compliance with CFM procedures and environmental regulations.
• Hazardous waste notification and disposal.
• To perform the job in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures, especially the Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work Policy.
• Full adherence to company procurement process.
• To perform any other duties as may be reasonably required to ensure successful delivery of all ongoing works and contracts within the CFM workstream.

Education / Experience:

Essential:

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• A valid UK Driver’s Licence.
• IT Skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint).
• Previous experience in a Materials Management or Stores role.
• Experience in the Construction Industry.
• Basic knowledge of warehouse safety and operations.
• Able to lift heavy boxes and equipment.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in working in a similar environment.
• Forklift License.
• Telehandler Licence.

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent communicator.
• Influencing, negotiation and interpersonal communication.
• Customer Service Standard.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to keep track of multiple tasks or projects and manage their own time effectively.
• A flexible can-do attitude.
• A good team player.
• Ability to develop and maintain product knowledge.

Please note an AccessNI Disclosure Check will be required for this position. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.