Inventory Assistants

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 414210

**Salary**:

- £28,842
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MHRA - Science, Research and Innovation Group

**Type of role**:

- Science

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 2

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- South Mimms, Hertfordshire

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
We are currently looking for two **Inventory Assistants** to join our **Standards Lifecycle**Function within the **Science, Research & Innovation**group.

These are **full-time** opportunities, on a **permanent**basis. The roles will be based onsite at our Science Campus in South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

**Who are we?**

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Science, Research and Innovations Group (SR&I) delivers public health impact, world leading innovation, and a unique proposition via an ambitious Science Strategy which will balance innovation against sustainability and affordability. It is divided into 6 sub-groups, Innovation Accelerator, Clinical Investigations and Trials, Research and Development, Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing, and Quality Assurance and Health and Safety.

These roles are in the Market Analysis & Inventory team (of Market Analysis, Manufacturing and Logistics (MML)), responsible for fulfilling sales order shipping, manufacturing and inventory control.

**Job description**:
**What’s the role?**

The postholders, as required, will also be expected to ensure document traceability and accuracy by carrying out timely scanning of the inventory records.

Where applicable training and/or certification will be provided.

**Key responsibilities**:

- To ensure the accurate valuation of MHRA’s biological materials portfolio, by assisting in daily stock counts, escalating any discrepancy investigation to Inventory Coordinator and the wider team and/or division as required.
- Postholder is required to stand for extended periods of time (up to 3 hours), manually handle heavy objects (approximately 5-10kg), stretch and reach objects above shoulder height and work in cold rooms (+4˚c to -20˚c).
- Undertake accurate daily Picking of our range of biological products for sales orders, with varying temperature control parameters available for the shipping team and in time for booked shipments
- Implement product discard agendas, including accelerated degradation study products in a timely manner considering traceability and appropriate waste management of biological products.
- Post involves working with products stored in cryogenic storage vessels and will require successful completion of learning modules to gain and maintain relevant certification.
- Maintain good house-keeping of cold rooms & cryogenic storage units, including transfer of products and defrosting of our -70˚c freezers. Training for use of cold rooms and other specialist storage units is provided.

**Person specification**:
**Who are we looking for?**
- Level 2 qualification or equivalent e.g., GCSE in Mathematics, English and Science
- Proven IT skills - use of MS office and the ability to learn specialist software systems for laboratory/manufacturing equipment and other systems such as document control
- Awareness of, or the ability to learn, administration of ERP software, cloud document record system, and other inventory tracking software.
- Able to work with focus and pace to meet deadlines to a high standard

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification

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**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £28,842, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £8,355 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season