Warehouse Operative

Job overview

The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of excellent clinical care for patients by having the right equipment and products available at the right place at the right time.

The post holder will be required to assist in the preparation of essential products and equipment for delivery; checking they are correctly picked, packed and ready for distribution in a timely and effective manner. Move stock around the warehouse to ensure maximum efficiency and to ensure stock is rotated to prevent waste. Use plant machinery to do so such as a reach truckand/or fork lift.

Main duties of the job

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism. • Routinely undertake warehouse duties in a safe, effective and efficient manner, commensurate with the post, as directed by warehouse Team Leader. • Be responsible for following set procedures in order to accurately maintain stock records. • Identify areas within their day to day tasks and responsibilities to make efficiencies and quality improvements to their role and present them to the Business Manager to implement across the department. All post holders will be expected to be proactive in identifying service development opportunities within the warehouse and distribution  environment.

Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the services they provide. • Excellent communication with NHSR ECU staff, Fire Service College support staff and managers to support a proactive and professional approach is maintained to local and centralised stock management.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants are advised to read all the information enclosed in the advert before completing an application. For further details of main responsibilities, please see attached job description.