The Opportunity

Job title: Stores Operative

Location: Devonport, Plymouth

Working pattern: 38hrs week (Monday–Friday)

Salary: £13.02 - £15.00 p/h

We are looking for a Stores Operative to join our Logistics and Stores team on a temporary fixed term contract to cover maternity.  The role is to support the Logistics and Resource Manager in coordinating and controlling the provision of all assets, equipment plant machinery and consumables in direct support of the Kaefer contracts in the marine operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for updating and reporting on delivery, inventory levels and dispatch requirements.
• Responsible for monitoring carrier performance, reporting to the Logistics and Resource Manager any handling performance issues and concerns.
• Responsible for monitoring stock movements and providing information for the monthly reports to the Logistics and Resource Manager
• Enhance the operational procedure, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, working to business processes, looking for opportunities to expand systems.
• Move materials, goods and products to ensure that they are in the right place to meet customer demand.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Promote the Shared Values of Kaefer  - Ambition, Team Spirit, Respect and Reliability and carry out their role in accordance with company’s policies and applicable laws
• Responsible for facilitating the shipping of equipment from one destination to another

• Responsible for receiving products and coordinating delivery
• Responsible for overseeing preparation of loads for shipment/transportation across the site.
• Responsible for highlighting opportunities for savings by removing waste or unnecessary steps in the logistics process to the Logistics and Resource Manager
• Responsible for ensuring stores capacity is kept at optimal levels by reporting to the Logistics and Resource Supervisor any shortfalls.

• Responsible for acting as contact point for the customer on all logistic and delivery matters and carries out any administration required
• Responsible for adhering to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure safety and wellbeing of self, other staff and visitors.
• Responsible for ensuring that all materials and equipment associated with the operational need of the business are tested, recorded, reported as to conform to statutory and regulatory law, guidance and best practice.
• Responsible for carrying out inventories as required by the Logistics and Resource Manager of equipment and materials associated with the operational need of the business.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks through to completion and to manage competing priorities.
• Customer focus.
• Understanding of quality management principles.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience of working in logistics, supply chain with a good knowledge of logistics processes and procedures preferred but not essential.

• Proactively contributes to the team.
• Is self-aware, optimistic and has a collaborative approach to working with others.
• Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
• Computer literate (Word, Excel and associated software packages for the Logistic Division).

Why KAEFER UK & Ireland?

Our mission is clear: to be the most reliable and efficient provider of technical industrial services.

KAEFER UK & Ireland provides a large and growing range of industries with asset integrity services including access solutions, insulation, surface protection, HVAC fabrication, EC&I and more. We focus on improving energy efficiency and extending asset life cycles. We have twelve operating centres across the UK and Ireland, employing approximately 3,500 highly skilled and experienced people. Our people are our lifeforce and every day they deliver excellence to our customers.

KAEFER UK & Ireland is part of the KAEFER Group, a global €2.3 billion business with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. KAEFER works on more than 5,500 job-sites internationally, with around 33,000 employees. With unrivalled experience and expertise, our teams provide trusted partnerships and tailored support to execute even the most challenging and complex projects for clients.

We take pride in being part of a global company, with common values and many diverse and individual voices. You can ‘count on us’ to make positive contributions in the communities where we live and work.

Our values:

• Reliability

• Ambition

• Team Spirit

• Respect