Warehouse & Distribution Operative

As a Warehouse & Distribution Operative you will utilise available planning systems to identify demand and translate this into achievable production and material plans, along with schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency.

You will manage material risks within the department and liaise with purchasing to achieve customer service and stock targets. You will measure, minimise, and publish expected obsolete/over stocks and champion ongoing communication with the materials/purchasing teams to ensure accurate exchange of information. This role will also require you to support vehicle loading duties within the Distribution Team.

Other duties include proposing and implementing continuous improvements in the department.

**Working Days/Hours: Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week, usually organised between 2.00pm-10.00pm, but may vary to be 4.00pm-12.00am.**

Shift Allowance

**Key Areas, Roles & Responsibilities**:

- Facilitation of material flow and Co-ordinate warehouse picking.
- Maximise all waste streams and ensure maximum revenue is always recovered.
- Manage and supply Kanban levels to the desired level to minimise downtime.
- Manage all goods in activities informing people of materials and ensuring any paperwork is passed onto the relevant areas.
- Administer all customer and supplier returns effectively.
- Housekeeping Standards - Manage the 5S housekeeping for the materials department.
- Ensure the outside yard is well organised kept tidy.
- Work with all key stakeholders to drive the OTIF measure.
- Establish SOP documentation for all Material Processes.
- Identify & drive continuous improvement projects to support the business.
- The implementation and maintenance of accurate perpetual stock counting and control
- This role will include support to the vehicle loading team, loading orders onto vehicles ready for despatch.

**Job Purpose**:
To drive improvement opportunities and promote continuous improvement across site, while working with all key stakeholders and to develop and implement a strategy for material flow both inwards & outwards ensuring continuous improvement in costs and quality.

**Our Business Vision**

To be proud to be defined by the quality of our products and the services we deliver, and to offer best value to our customers.

A Rocal team member has P.R.I.D.E.

People. They are part of one team, withour people our customers and our suppliers. They will foster an engaging and inclusive outlook that will combine all our capabilities to achieve our goals and visions.

Responsible. They will do the right thing, even when no one is looking.To adopt what is in the team’s long-term best interest, strive to provide the best solutions even if that means foregoing short term gains.

Inclusive. They will respect each other’s value, differences, and contributions. They know that, each individual is important and has a role that matters and that no individual is more valuable than the team.

Development. They strive to improve and deliver excellence.They are passionate about people, process, product, and service. Disciplined to serve through continuous improvement. They have constant focus on the customer needs as well as aspirations, with the dedication to provide the best.

Evolution. They are pioneering, innovative and passionate. Committed to drive change, listen, and stimulate creativity to develop new products, systems and services that have high appeal in the marketplace and strengthens the team’s position.

**Person Specification**:

- Proactive positive attitude with a desire to want to improve and do things better.
- Good interpersonal skill to be able to influence and communicate across all levels of the business.
- Good attention to detail whilst working in an organised manner, prioritising own workload effectively.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- FLT licence essential.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £10.82 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person