Stores Operator

Location:

Crossgar, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Service Operator to join our Stores Team here at Thales for a period of initially 12 months

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions.

This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats.

It would be extremely advantageous if currently held, so please ensure to highlight this in your application if this is the case
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However, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance:

The ideal candidate will have the necessary skills and experience to perform all tasks necessary to enable the production function to achieve programme ie kitting and all duties associated with materials handling, storage and production control in addition to other duties.

• Total flexibility and mobility across all stores, production control and material handling duties and across all general duties;
  • Minor machine / equipment maintenance
  • The care and security off all equipment, tools and materials within the operator’s sphere of operation.
• Kitting of materials in support of production programmes and the accurate update of computer systems as per operating procedures
• Receipt of all materials into the company and the accurate update of systems as per operating procedures.
• Packaging and despatch of materials and products to Customers and sites as is required.
• Operation of tool management system to ensure adequate and accurate levels of consumables are available to support production.
• Perform cycle counts to ensure data accuracy and integrity of MRP System.
• Ensure housekeeping of all stores areas in line with Lean and BiT principles.
• Operation of vehicles and material handling equipment as necessary.
• Positive participation in continuous improvement programme.
• Undergo training for various tasks and achieving capability to perform within a reasonable time period.
• Familiarising other operatives in most cost effective ways to perform tasks.

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include a pension plan, healthcare cash plan, life assurance, income protection as well as an employee assistance programme.

In addition, our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefits to suit your needs. You can choose to add a number of optional benefits including: private medical insurance, health assessments, buying/selling annual leave, gym membership discounts + much, much more. You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site!

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus, 27 days annual leave + 1 company day + UK public…