Stores Operative

Who We Are & What We Stand For

Do you want to help make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives? If that sounds like you, keep reading - we might be the perfect match.

We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us. You’d be joining us at a very exciting time.

We pride ourselves on our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to taking care of Gateshead and its people, and we passionately believe that our employees reflect that spirit in truly enabling Gateshead to thrive.

At Gateshead Council you’d be a highly valued member of a team that recognises and respects the skills that you bring to your role, encourages creativity and passionately advocates a great work / life balance. Our actions speak louder than words, and with flexi-time and hybrid working available across many of our roles, as well as a full suite of outstanding employee benefits, we’re confident that it isn’t just the salary that attracts our staff.

Our construction colleagues have significant responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of one of the region’s largest property portfolios. With work spanning responsive and planned repairs, cyclical maintenance and emergency out of hours repairs, fire and building safety, disabled adaptations, asset improvement, stores, purchasing and waste, call handling and customer support, this is a high-performing team operating on the front line with a truly vital role to play in ensuring safe living and working conditions for residents and employees of Gateshead.

About

The Role

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Stores Operative to join our brilliant team whose ambition is to deliver on the promises we make to our customers. Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others, then this could be an opportunity you just don’t want to miss.

You will be part of a stores team providing a materials collection and delivery service, and waste transfer facility for Repairs and Maintenance of Housing, Schools and Public Buildings, Construction Major Works and Highways.

You will collate and issue building materials via the stores trade counter, accurately check and accept deliveries into stores from suppliers, prepare material kits and deliver materials and PPE to sites around the borough of Gateshead, assist with stock control of materials including goods in and out, input data recording material transactions onto IT systems, assist in the loading and off-loading of materials delivered to the stores, drive a telehandler and forklift for movement of materials and waste, and work within the waste transfer area loading and offloading and segregating waste.

What You'll Get To Do

• Collate and issue materials via Stores trade counter.
• Accurately check and accept deliveries into Stores from suppliers.
• Prepare materials kits for planned work schemes.
• Deliver materials and PPE to sites around the borough of Gateshead.
• Assist the Senior Stores Operatives in the management of stock control of materials including goods in and out and monitor economic stock levels.
• Input data recording material transactions onto IT systems.
• Maintain the Van Stock system.
• Drive a telehandler and forklift for movement of materials and waste in line with Council procedures
• Work within Waste Transfer Station area loading and offloading and segregating waste.
• Maintain upkeep and cleanliness of Stores and WTS facility, and other areas where necessary.
• Be pro-active in all aspects of health and safety and be fully compliant with current legislation.
• Demonstrate a positive, diverse and inclusive attitude to both internal and external customers and colleagues.

• Knowledge of stock and waste control processes
• Knowledge of yard and warehouse processes
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite or similar office IT systems
• Experience working in a construction stores environment
• Experience of stock control
• Experience of data inputting
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative when required
• Experience working with a diverse range of customers
• Full UK driving licence

• Competitive Salary:
  We offer fair and transparent pay that reflects your skills and experience.
• Outstanding…