Stores Operative

Introduction:

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

The Role:

This role is part of our underwater robotics business Saab Seaeye.

You will perform a variety of activities that include receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking Work Orders and Sales Orders in accordance to the MRP schedule, packing and shipping orders to customers, and organising and retrieving stock.

Key Responsibilities:

Receive goods and materials accurately/efficiently via Goods Inwards in accordance with the delivery schedule on MRP.

Process all goods receipt documentation including scanning; deal with booking in problems with purchasing and ensure non stock orders are delivered to individuals.

Locate stock into the correct locations from QC or Good Inwards, ensuring all stock is safely stored and stock rotation techniques are applied at all times.

Ensure that all stock is labelled and packed appropriately to ensure it is easily identifiable and free of contamination/damage.

Pick work orders and sales orders in relation to picking lists, ensuring excellent levels of accuracy.

Perform general physical activities in stores area such as loading, unloading, sorting, cleaning and stock movements.

Follow manual handling guidelines for physical stock movements ensuring appropriate lifting equipment is used where appropriate.

Ensure that the yard is organised, clean, safe and stock is located appropriately according to its physical size - including COSHH cabinet and oil store.

Support the processing of waste collection in line with the business requirements.

Respond to hatch enquires with the appropriate level of urgency.

Processing of online stores requisitions in an accurate and timely manner.

Accurate processing of daily KPI's, and product/part details such as new locations updates.

Maintain all stores related equipment and vehicles and report any malfunctions to Materials Supervisor.

Maintain high levels of stock accuracy and report any stock discrepancies to the Materials Supervisor.

To ensure all systems and sales orders are packed to a high standard and correctly labelled for courier collections.

To ensure crates and packing materials are ordered in a timely manner to meet system, production and internal sales deadlines.

To undertake any other duties as appropriate within their competence, as required by their Head of Unit from time to time.

Experience and Skills:

Previous Warehouse or Stores experience desired.

Previous experience of working at height is required due to nature of this role.

Previous Experience with ERP Systems.

Experience with forklifts desirable.

Enthusiastic and hardworking.

Willing to learn quickly.

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview