The Stores Operative plays a key role in ensuring accurate, efficient, and safe handling of all materials and components entering, moving through, or leaving the Stores environment. The role includes RF scanning, physical and system-based stock control, loading/off-loading vehicles, and safe use of MHE (including VNA, Reach, and Counterbalance trucks). Tasks include receiving goods, inspecting for damage or shortages, handling clean and dirty assets for production, updating Oracle transactions, picking/kitting orders, and ensuring timely dispatch to internal and external customers.
Key Responsibilities
Stock Inventory control :
· Maintain stock records accurately, ensuring correct quantity, batch, and location entries in Oracle.
· Conduct stock movements and transactions promptly using RF scanning devices for real-time accuracy.
· Ensure stock is located safely, logically, and in the correct storage media (racking, bulk areas, floor locations).
· Perform cycle counts, bin audits, and full stock audits in line with company policy.
· Escalate inventory discrepancies promptly at bin-location level.
Goods Inwards & Clean/Dirty Asset Control
· Receive goods promptly, completing visual checks, counts, and documentation verification.
· Book inbound items into Oracle and place them into correct locations using RF scanners.
· Manage clean and dirty production assets, ensuring correct segregation, documentation, and system tracking.
· Process returned/overhauled items and update associated customer asset records.
Order Picking, Production picking & Kitting:
· Pick customer orders accurately and efficiently using RF scanners to validate item and location accuracy.
· Complete production picks in alignment with manufacturing schedules.
· Prepare kitted orders to the required specifications, ensuring all components are included and correctly recorded.
Order Fulfilment & Despatch, Goods Out & Documentation :
· Create accurate outbound delivery paperwork in line with company requirements.
· Ensure goods are despatched to customers by the required date.
· Despatch goods in accordance with company and customer procedures, ensuring correct labelling.
· Load and unload vehicles as required. Material Handling & Counterbalance
Material Handling & Vehicle Operation:
· Safely operate MHE including VNA, Reach Truck, and Counterbalance Forklift as required.
· Load and off-load vehicles carefully, ensuring load security and adherence to safety procedures.
· Move stock efficiently around the warehouse by hand or using MHE, following safe lifting and manual-handling practices.
General Duties:
· Maintain high housekeeping standards across all areas of the Stores, ensuring a clean, organised, and safe workplace.
· Liaise, couriers & drivers and internal stakeholders on documentation or stock-related issues.
· Support continuous improvement initiatives within Stores.
· Carry out any additional duties aligned with skills, training, and operational needs.
Experience
Essential:
· Experience working in warehouse or stores environment
· Ability to prioritise workload and work under own initiative
· Strong attention to detail and accuracy
· Good communication and teamwork skills
· Problem-solving ability
· Ability to work with minimal supervision
Desirable :
· Experience using RF scanning systems
· Knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP system
· Experience handling clean/dirty production assets
Qualifications & Skills:
· Computer literate
· Valid UK driving licence
· Valid Counterbalance forklift licence (Reach & VNA licences desirable)
This role is Monday to Friday, candidates will need to be flexible regarding working overtime.
The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.