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 time frames.
• Support cross-site operations and provide cover at other locations when required.
• Adhere to and actively support the Tideturn transformation programme.

• 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

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. 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, Ultra Maritime embraces the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. We strive to build an open, inclusive workplace where ideas flourish and every individual can make a meaningful impact. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let the recruitment lead managing your application know.

Together, we deliver cutting-edge solutions that safeguard our oceans and secure a safer world.

• 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 (employee contribution level selectable from 4% to 70%)