Warehouse Operative Ref:30930

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.?At Thames Water, every oneof our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
**What you’ll be doing**
As a Warehouse Operative you will be part of the Inventory Operations and Supply Management team and will be required to provide safe custody and real time visibility of our stock holdings. You will ensure a first class professional delivery and collectionservice across all Thames Water & Alliance locations of critical stock and equipment in order to support the operational teams when facing customer and operational incidences. You will be based at the Kidlington Hub and will be required to support all DistributionsHubs in the wider area when needed, with occasional travel to other sites. Your key duties will include:

- Safely and securely loading and unloading of vehicles
- Using SAP to ensure that inventory levels reflect real time holdings
- Managing daily receipts from Distribution Centres
- Actioning returns against works orders
- Updating stock records accordingly
- Maintaining good housekeeping throughout the site and stores
- Ensuring equipment and critical stock are delivered and collected on time
- Operate mechanical handling equipment in a safe manner
- Safe custody of Thames Water stock and equipment
- £25,000-£29,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
- 45 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 07.00am-16.30pm
- On call: 1 week in every 6 weeks - On call enhancement, call out charge and overtime paid
- Based at Datchet, may need to provide resilience to other local hubs
- Full training and excellent wider benefits package

**We’re looking for you to**:

- Have warehouse and RF scanner experience
- Hold a full UK driving Licence and own transport
- Hold a Counterbalance, Reach or Telehandler Fork Lift licence
- Have experience of SAP or a similar system
- Be numerate and Literate
- Be comfortable with manual handling, lifting up to 25Kgs

**What’s in it for you**
Our Warehouse & Supply centres are a fun, fast paced environment where no two days will be the same.You will be working with like-minded people who really want to make a difference to our customers.We are committed to giving you great training and willmake sure you are confident in helping customers.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your wellbeing.
Thames Water is a dynamic,?rewarding?and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working?arrangements?and really great benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunityemployer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader employer.
Find out more about?working at Thames Water
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customerson the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.