Warehouse Operative
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Berkshire
- Salary
- 25000.00 - 29000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 01 Jul 2022
- Closes
- 12 Jul 2022
- Sectors
- Distribution & Warehouse
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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 one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open - and this matters even more through a pandemic.
We re proud of the positive ways of working we ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from home, office and our sites. We ll cover this during the assessment process.
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 collection service 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 Distributions Hubs 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
GBP25,000-GBP29,000 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 will make 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 the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
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 opportunity employer, 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 your role, you ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you ll be given full training - it s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
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 one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open - and this matters even more through a pandemic.
We re proud of the positive ways of working we ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from home, office and our sites. We ll cover this during the assessment process.
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 collection service 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 Distributions Hubs 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
GBP25,000-GBP29,000 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 will make 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 the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
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 opportunity employer, 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 your role, you ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you ll be given full training - it s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment