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Salary icon £12.97 - £13.49 per hour
Location icon Ashford , Kent

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A leading construction and manufacturing company currently requires an experienced Stores Person.

A competitive package is available, further details available upon application.

You must hold a driver licence, and a Fork lift driving licence - certificate required

Key Responsibilities

  • Take responsibility and accountability for the planning, prioritising, and completion of all setting, loading and returns activity.
  • Take primary responsibility for setting and packing carrier packages.
  • Personal responsibility for accuracy, quality, and timeliness of your activity. The company is exposed to financial and reputation risk if mistakes are made.
  • Ensure every load is correctly quality checked, counted and set.
  • Where possible assist customers with loading their vehicles, subject to safe working rules.
  • Become a respected and valued member of the Yard Team through your performance and demonstrating a 'can-do’ attitude in the job.

Targets:

  • All orders prepared and ready for loading in time for the agreed collection dates.
  • All morning collections advised by 16.00 the day before should be set that night.
  • Ensure all carrier packages are packed, labelled and ready for collection by the carrier(s).
  • If necessary, ask for help in advance from Stores or your manager, to meet the deadlines.
  • General
  • Zero product damage
  • 100% completion of daily tasks allocated to you, with 100% accuracy.

Key Tasks

  • Ensure all tasks are completed and correctly documented before the load(s) leave site.
  • A flexible approach to working hours will be necessary. You will need to be self-driven, think for yourself and be a proven problem solver.
  • Being part of the wider Yard team, you will be asked to assist or cover in other areas, depending on the resource needs of the team, to meet the overall demands. It is essential to work together with the others in the team as workload varies from day to day, area to area. Training will be provided in each area.
  • Work with relevant departments to ensure materials are provided correctly and in good time and that any problems spotted are solved promptly.
  • This role will require a very close and co-operative working relationship with the Retail Sales team, the rest of the loading team, Timber Production and Transport.
  • Extensive hands-on assistance and training will be provided by your manager. You will be expected to make and keep notes for reference.
  • Working closely with your line manager and the Quality Manager to ensure full compliance with the Company ISO9001 procedures and in raising overall quality standards.
  • Ensure 100% quality to your customer. Do not let demands compromise quality.
  • Work safely and ensure that Company and Statutory Health and Safety, COSHH and Environmental requirements are met, including specific aspects such as safe F/T driving, safe stacking, and lorry loading. Avoid lorries / container lorries parking in the lane at any time.
  • Any other ad hoc tasks reasonably requested by your direct line managers.

Required skills

  • 1
    Manufacturing
  • 1
    Safety
  • 1
    Warehouse
  • 1
    Store Operations
  • 1
    Warehouse Control
  • 1
    Stores Person
  • 1
    Ashford

Reference: 52540254

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