Forklift Operator / Operations Assistant
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Job Description
Job Title: Forklift Operator / Ops Assistant – 40hrs per week (M-F)
Operations - Warehouse
Reports To: Operations Team Leader
Location: Gillingham
Overview
The position of Operations Assistant covers all jobs and work in the warehouse relating to the receipt, locating, replenishing, counting, picking, checking, packing and despatch of goods; the accurate and timely processing of customer sales orders and returns.
Job Description
Job Title: Forklift Operator / Ops Assistant – 40hrs per week (M-F)
Department: Operations - Warehouse
Reports To: Operations Team Leader
Location: Gillingham
Overview
The position of Operations Assistant covers all jobs and work in the warehouse relating to the receipt, locating, replenishing, counting, picking, checking, packing and despatch of goods; the accurate and timely processing of customer sales orders and returns.
Job Responsibilities
The role holder will be expected to be responsible for the following:
* Accept deliveries inbound. Record purchase order details onto the daily log.
* Unpack, check and put received goods to correct warehouse locations.
* Complete stock replenishments as directed. Ensure accurate and timely stock movement reporting to maintain the highest possible levels of location accuracy.
* Undertake cyclical stock counts as directed.
* Select goods for customer sales orders from their designated ‘Fixed’ stock locations. Securely pack sales orders in appropriate transit packaging & attach the customer’s address label.
* Carry out 100% checks on all picked orders.
* Process customer returned goods as per written instructions.
* To maintain the highest standards of Housekeeping by adhering to cleaning plans as per instruction from your Team Leader.
* To fully comply with all Health and Safety requirements and instruction given.
* Cover other duties as may be requested from time to time by any member of the Operations Dept. Management Team.
Job Skills & Experience Required
To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following:
Qualifications
* Counterbalance / Reach Truck Operator
* Basic literacy and numeracy are essential for covering the core duties of the role.
Skill & Experience
* Experience working in fast paced environment
* Ability to work under pressure and to time constraints
Person Specification
We believe the type of person best suited to this role will be:
* Flexibility of working hours.
* The ability to work as a team member within the group and to co-operate with other departments is a necessary requirement for this position.
Our Benefits Include
* A competitive salary
* 25 days holiday a year, with ability to buy up to 5 days holiday each year
* Life Insurance
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Subsidised gym membership
* Access to Health & Wellbeing Apps
* Employee discounts
About Henry Schein
At Henry Schein, our mission is to provide innovative, integrated health care products and services; and to be trusted advisors and consultants to our customers - enabling them to deliver the best quality patient care and enhance their practice management efficiency and profitability.
We know that our Team Schein Members (TSMs) are integral to bringing our mission to life and our success has been built on the commitment of Team Schein, a highly motivated and diverse group of professionals who are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers. Every TSM shares a singular focus, fostering an environment that allows each of us to achieve our goals.
Henry Schein offers a diverse range of career opportunities, and we firmly believe that by fostering an environment built on ethics, open communications, mutual benefits, creativity, and recognition of the contributions of all TSMs—at all levels—we can help ensure that our best years are yet to come. As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and our integrated approach to diversity and inclusion ensures success by cultivating our Culture, recruiting, and retaining diverse Talent, supporting our Marketplace, and continuing our commitment to Society.
As a business we are committed to fulfilling our responsibilities as a Corporate Citizen, and we’ve been recognised for nine consecutive years by Ethisphere as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies.
Henry Schein is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment in all spheres of its operation. Henry Schein UK Holdings strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and not discriminate against any person gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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