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Stores Assistant

Salary:  £26,943 - £30,216

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours)

Immediate Start Available

About us 

 Join our dynamic team and take charge of our bustling store operations! We're seeking an organized and proactive individual to manage material issuing, maintain inventory levels, and liaise with suppliers to ensure a steady flow of materials. Your role will be pivotal in keeping our stores orderly and secure, and your ability to plan work effectively will maximize productivity. Embrace this opportunity to become an integral part of our success story!

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Time management- You should be able to plan  and complete your work in a suitable manner to maximise their productivity and performance.

Maintenance- Maintaining stock levels and taking stock checks and ensure stores and outside areas are kept in a clean and orderly manner.

Communication- You will need to communicate with suppliers to order materials from suppliers and assisting with stores purchasing. Creating purchase orders.

Qualifications- You must hold or be willing to train for a forklift truck and JCB loader licence

Experience- You will have experience operating mechanical plant machinery e.g. forklift truck and mechanical shovel

Meet deadlines- Ability to successfully co-ordinate several different tasks at any one time, often with conflicting deadlines.

Flexibility- You will be an effective Team Player and be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet demands of working hours.

Closing Date:  Monday 26^th August (23:59)

Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 27^th August 

Interview Date: 29^th August 2024 & 30^th August 2024 (Please note these dates are a guide and may change)

*Please note this job advert may close early once sufficient applications are received from qualified candidates.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils