Lead Stores Operative

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual who would like to join a progressing company. This role is situated within an established Stores department; therefore, strong teamwork skills, progressive thinking, and a high level of drive are essential.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Essential knowledge of Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access) required
• Stores experience preferable
• FLT license preferable but not essential
• Driving License preferable but not essential
• Maths and English GCSE grade 4/5 (equivalent grade C equivalent) is preferable but not essential

Key Competencies

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Professional personal presentation
• Willingness to be flexible
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Attention to detail
• High level of organisation and time management for maximum productivity
• Must be able to work in a safe manner and be aware of surroundings, paying particular attention to HSE

Summary of Job:

• Responsible for the organisation, running of and control of the stores, stores personnel and issue of materials/goods within the company and maintaining an effective documented stock control system
• Responsible for the maintenance and good housekeeping of all storage areas and records in accordance with current company policies and procedures
• To carry out activities in accordance with the relevant Quality, Health & Safety, Environment & Energy systems and with a 'hands on' approach
• Responsible for the running of Stores and Stores personnel

Staff Relationship:

• Responsible to the Quality Control Manager or QA/HSE Manager in their absence
• Liaises with all departments, as appropriate
• Shall work in conjunction with Quality Control inspectors and administrators
• Has proactive involvement with internal and external audits

Duties and Responsibilities:

General

• Shall be fully committed to the achievement of company policies and objectives with special respect to quality, organisation and safety.
• Shall make recommendations, as appropriate, for improvements to existing working practice

Lead Areas

• Organisation, running and control of incoming goods including raising, closing and issuing of relevant documentation to relevant departments
• Organisation, running and control of stock/parts allocations, levels and recording of stock and parts
• Organisation, running and control of the Store's functions including FIFO, stock rotation and job specific parts
• Organisation, running and control of issuing parts to relevant departments/sub-suppliers
• Organisation and control of general tidiness, housekeeping and upkeep within the Stores, in line with relevant Quality, Health & Safety, Environment & Energy systems

General Stores Areas

• Responsible for receiving incoming goods and material into the company, raising/closing the necessary documentation prior to release to Stores, Quality Control Inspection and Production
• Responsible for maintaining all storage areas and preservation of stored materials/goods
• Responsible for the positive identification of all stored material and goods within the storage areas
• To ensure that material identification numbers are recorded on applicable route cards
• Responsible for the maintenance of the Stores to company standard and an acceptable level of tidiness, in line with Health & Safety at Barton Firtop sites
• Responsible for movement of stock between all Barton Firtop storage areas
• Responsible for issuing material/goods from storage areas and maintaining accurate records
• Ability to carry out manual handling duties, including lifting, moving, and stacking products as required within the warehouse
• To assist with documentation requirements within Quality, when required
• Shall undertake reasonable instructions and tasks from senior personnel, commensurate with the nature of the job and in the best interests of the company

Benefits

• Company bonus
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Life insurance (death in service)
• 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years' service)
• Training opportunities
• Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
• Social events organised and funded by the company
• Corporate gym discount
• Free on-site parking

Hours of work

Works hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 40-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8.5-hour shift with half an hour lunch break and Friday covers a 6-hour shift with no lunch break. You are also entitled to a paid break per day, further details will be given at interview stage.

Company Profile

Barton Firtop Engineering is a competitive designer, manufacturer, and supplier of Strainers, Filters, Separators, Coalescers, and Flame Arresters, predominantly serving the Oil & Gas Industry. We specialise in product design and project management, ensuring on-time delivery of strainer and filtration equipment that meets complex specifications for materials, manufacturing, NDE, documentation, and Quality Control.

Our in-house expertise includes advanced 3D Modelling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enabling us to design and certify to ASME VIII, Division 1 and PD5500 pressure vessel codes. We offer both fabricated and highly competitive cast designs.

Barton Firtop operates a custom-built manufacturing plant in Worcestershire (UK), which includes a pipework/vessel fabrication division. Additionally, we wholly own a competitive manufacturing facility in Goa, India, which supplies fully machined and tested cast products sourced from high-quality ISO-approved foundries. Barton Firtop India has been a trusted supplier to worldwide projects via our UK head office for over 20 years.

Please note that Barton Firtop reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any job vacancy if a suitable number of quality applications are received from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible rather than waiting until the published closing date.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.50-£16.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person