Warehouse Operative

Job Description

Job title: Warehouse Operative

Location: Portsmouth

Salary:  £26,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the business and complete the required tasks to ensure the efficient running of the store, that business objectives are achieved and a high level of service to our customers is maintained
• Visibly demonstrate commitment to SHE performance and improvement by actively engaging with people to raise awareness of safe behaviours and attitudes
• Undertaking all aspects of storekeeping to include issue, receipt, stocktaking, reconciliation & consolidation. Undertake tasks in line with published procedures to ensure compliance and stock accuracy is maintained
• Using initiative to resolve any customer requests and take appropriate action to satisfy the requirement. Ensure high priority work is actioned in a timely manner
• Providing support to other staff, including on the job training and lead by example
• Motivated to undertake any task within safe level of competence. Keen to learn new skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement in processes, working practices and team efficiency

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of Logistics within BAE Systems/ MoD or external industries
• Extensive background within warehousing facility
• Ability to learn and be competent in the use of multiple IT systems
• Fork lifting skills /Driving licence required

Desirable:

• Dangerous goods knowledge including goods by air, sea & road
• Good knowledge of storekeeping principles, H&S Procedures Understanding of the importance of customer focus & achieving deadlines

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The BAE Warehouse Team:

You will be responsible for the smooth running of the store that ultimately receipts, issues, and does routine stock inventory for equipment that will be used to refit/refurbish warships of various sizes, in support of the Royal Navy and the MOD. You will be unloading and loading all type of vehicles at various loads.

You will be responsible for maintaining receipts and issues are processed in a timely manner to ensure stock flows naturally to its natural place on board a ship.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 25^th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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