Stores Operative

Responsibilities

• Receive deliveries from suppliers and other sources, verifying goods against accompanying documentation and accurately booking them into the system.
• Determine and carry out any required inspection processes.
• Decant goods where necessary and ensure appropriate handling.
• Generate and apply labels for each package, progressing items to the next stage of the process.
• Scan and upload documentation to maintain accurate digital records.
• Store received goods in the correct locations and update system records accordingly.
• Pick and issue materials for shop orders, sales orders, customer orders, shortages, and material requisitions in line with the production schedule, ensuring all system transactions are completed accurately.
• Conduct daily cycle counts and submit any required stock adjustments for finance approval.
• Liaise with the Stores Lead and Supervisor to request or transfer stock to and from offsite storage.
• Where qualified, safely load and unload vehicles to support efficient inbound and outbound logistics.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working environment in line with health and safety standards.
• Pick, collate, and pack items for dispatch, ensuring all procedures, contract requirements, and quality standards are met.
• Respond to queries from various departments relating to stores and wider operational activities.
• Operate across Goods In, Dispatch, and Stores functions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and within required timeframes.
• Support cross-site operations and provide cover at other locations when required.
• Adhere to and actively support the Tideturn transformation programme.
• Comply with all health and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines at all times.
• Skills, Qualification and Experience as a Stores Operative
• Experience working within a warehouse or stores environment
• Proven experience in stock counting and inventory control
• Strong numerical skills with the ability to interpret and work with data
• Physically fit, with the ability to handle manual tasks such as lifting, carrying, and working at height (e.g. steps/ladders)
• Forklift licence (desirable)
• Experience using ERP/MRP/PMRP stock control systems, along with associated reporting tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Benefits on offer:
• Optional 9 day fortnight
• TOIL
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working for certain job roles.
• Casual dress
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down.
• Option to buy or sell holiday.
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).
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• Security Requirements
• This role requires you to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard Check (BPSS) as a minimum and some roles will require further national security vetting checks.
• What can you expect from us?
• More than just a job, we offer a mission. More than just a workplace, we provide the opportunity to protect lives, advance technology, and shape the future of maritime security. As an employee of Ultra Maritime, you will receive:
• Optional 9 day fortnight
• TOIL
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Annual bonus - dependent on level. Non-managers = 5% and Managers = 10% for example
• Hybrid working for certain job roles.
• Casual dress
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down - use three days of annual leave to cover this
• Option to buy or sell holiday.
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).
• Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Ultra Maritime embraces the power of diverse per

Benefits

Additional Information

Protecting What Matters. Powering the Future of Naval Technology. Ultra Maritime is a global leader in advanced maritime defence solutions. We operate at the forefront of innovation, delivering technologies that protect lives, secure nations, and enable a safer, more sustainable world.

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