Job Description
WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE (Days)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Part Time 22.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 2.30pm
Salary: £11.01 per hour
This is a great opportunity to work for the UK’s leading veterinary wholesaler.
Our business provides a next day supply and distribution service through our nationwide network of distribution depots, serving an average of 2750 customers every day!
This is a full-time opportunity for you to join our warehousing team in our Stoke-on-Trent distribution centre.
What you will be doing
· Count, verify and adjust inventory to ascertain our inventory accuracy
· Operate efficiently completing inventory cycle counts in line with policy
· Enter cycle count results accurately onto the ERP system
· Investigate and analyse inventory discrepancies to determine root causes for any inaccuracies
· Liaising with relevant departments to resolve any issues
· Provide clear and concise communication of any discrepancies and investigation results
· Maintain accurate documentation to support cycle counts
· Analyse product expiry dates and stock rotation
· Controlled drugs inventory checks and subsequent reporting of results
· Validation of overstocks in line with procedure
· Generate reports to assist with inventory management
Working for us
· Competitive rate of pay
· 29 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
· Extra holidays for long service
· Company pension scheme
· Minimum 10% Staff discounts
· Life assurance benefit
· Cycle to work Scheme
· Free on-site parking, Wi-Fi and employee uniform
· A 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme – offering a range of support services to help you to resolve difficulties in your home-life
· Savings related Share option plan
· Eye-sight vouchers
What we are looking for
· Good communication and organisational skills
· Good time management skills
· Ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks
· Good numeracy skills
· Team working skills and ability of working independently
· Characteristics of thoroughness, self-motivation and resilience and an attention to detail
· IT skills – IFS Experience beneficial
· MHE Training – LLOP, HLOP, Reach, VNA (essential – open to training)
Successful applicants may be required to disclose any unspent criminal convictions to the Company. A DBS check will be carried out in compliance with Home Office guidelines. Applicants should be aware that with in line with our Drugs and Alcohol policy random tests are carried out.
NVSL is committed to equality of opportunity and this underpins our employment and recruitment procedures. We use objective, job-related criteria when making appointment decisions and our selection criteria is based on skills, experience, qualifications and an ability to do the job.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we regret that we will not contact candidates that have not been selected for interview. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
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Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week
Salary: £11.01 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person