Senior Warehouse Operative

Job summary

As a vital member of our warehouse team at Borehamwood, you will be providing a professional service receiving and despatching a range of consumable items to ensure we are able to collect, process and issue Blood and Blood products on time. The role will be undertaking tasks to assist the warehouse manager in the smooth operation of the warehouse operation and will also have responsibilities for picking customer orders accurately with a clear understanding of FIFO, LIFO & lot number control, input stock & non stock items into the warehousing computerised system. You will also be required to manually handle stock into and out of locations following good manual handling techniques.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will assist the Warehouse Manager in all aspects of the efficient and effective management of the warehouse operations, contributing to optimising the overall supply chain of NHSBT. Your responsibilities will include :- Day to day operation of the Warehouse Allocating staff to work areas based on levels of activity Receiving and booking into computerised stock control system for all orders delivered to the warehouse Reacting to unexpected customer and supplier requirements to minimise any service compromises and updating customers on progress Ensuring the smooth and safe operation of warehouse activities raising any areas of concern to the Warehouse Manager Deputising for the Warehouse Manager as a when required

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.