Summary
Roles and responsibilities
- Safe product movement, storage & loading to prevent damage to stock, defects & support resolution
- Conduct regular inspections of storage facilities, plant & equipment to ensure suitability and safety is maintained & recorded.
- Stores, warehouse facilities (internal and external) and yards are maintained and manged in a clean and safe manner.
- Ensures compliance with Health & Safety Regulations of team members, maintaining their awareness through regular communication. Ensures relevant risk assessments are in place as required
- Ensure the safety of staff & visitors in this environment & record & develop 5 S lean principles
- Deliver Safety briefing information to Teams through TBT & Safety Boards
Description
Quality
- Effectively manage Goods in, coordinating appropriate quality checks against purchase orders & managing any defects in quality or quantity with key stakeholders to prevent impact to manufacturing schedules and customers.
- Ensure all product is stored and appropriately protected to prevent damage or deterioration
- Plan future and manage storage capacity requirements.
- Ensure outgoing goods are packaged and loaded to specifications.
- Deliver team briefings, ensuring all staff are clear on company strategy objectives, performance and priorities. Encourages a culture of continuous improvement and information sharing, encouraging team members to raise new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Ensure all goods are identified with part numbers, delivery dates & batch control methods, with appropriate rotation in place where required.
- Preservation of Product, stock & goods in & maintain last in 1st?out policy alongside 5S techniques regarding work organization & work environment
- Responsible for manpower and succession planning to build an effective team of Supervisors capable of ensuring employee safety, discipline & training of teams is maintained.
Productivity
- Ensure the efficient picking of and delivery goods on time in full to suit the operational plan.
- Monitor and review the storage of goods and adjust layouts to make the picking process more effective.
- Coordinate despatch to minimise bottlenecks within the factory and yard.
- Plan and execute cyclic and annual stock take to support accurate inventory control.
- Creates and monitors improvement plans to drive down process time whilst maximising productivity.
Cost
- Utilise the most suitable haulage option for outward despatch.
- Ensure goods are preserved and appropriately protected to prevent deterioration or damage.
- Manage warehouse spacing both internally and externally to ensure associated costs are minimised.
- Work with stakeholder to monitor and manage inventory levels
- Development of investment plans and justifications for capital expenditure in ROI.
- Work with stakeholders to manage inventory levels.
Any other duties deemed appropriate by Management Team
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this position, then please send a covering letter to HR and Talent team hrandtalent@ves.co.uk, outlining clearly why you think you will be suitable for this position and attach your CV.