Stores Operator in Crossgar

Location: Crossgar, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Service Operator to join our Stores Team here at Thales for a period of initially 12 months. Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be extremely advantageous if currently held, so please ensure to highlight this in your application if this is the case. However, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Main Purpose of Job

The ideal candidate will have the necessary skills and experience to perform all tasks necessary to enable the production function to achieve programme i.e. kitting and all duties associated with materials handling, storage and production control in addition to other duties.

Job Content

• Total flexibility and mobility across all stores, production control and material handling duties and across all general duties;
• Minor machine / equipment maintenance;
• The care and security of all equipment, tools and materials within the operator’s sphere of operation;
• Kitting of materials in support of production programmes and the accurate update of computer systems as per operating procedures;
• Receipt of all materials into the company and the accurate update of systems as per operating procedures;
• Packaging and despatch of materials and products to Customers and sites as is required;
• Operation of tool management system to ensure adequate and accurate levels of consumables are available to support production;
• Perform cycle counts to ensure data accuracy and integrity of MRP System;
• Ensure housekeeping of all stores areas in line with Lean and BiT principles;
• Operation of vehicles and material handling equipment as necessary;
• Positive participation in continuous improvement programme;
• Undergo training for various tasks and achieving capability to perform within a reasonable time period;
• Familiarising other operatives in most cost effective ways to perform tasks.

Benefits at Thales

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include a pension plan, healthcare cash plan, life assurance, income protection as well as an employee assistance programme. In addition, our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefits to suit your needs. You can choose to add a number of optional benefits including: private medical insurance, health assessments, buying/selling annual leave, gym membership discounts + much, much more. You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site! Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus, 27 days annual leave + 1 company day + UK public holidays as well as the opportunity to volunteer up to 3 days to support local charities/communities in which we work.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to our success.

What We Can Offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have an informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities.