Stores Team Leader

Closing Date: Friday 26th July 2024

 Responsibilities:

The Stores Team Leader is accountable for:

Continuous Improvement

• Under the guidance of the Line Managers, take a ‘hands on’ leading role in implementing agreed CI initiatives.
• Report any CI possibilities or initiatives, with costings where possible and if/when agreed, under the guidance of the Line Managers, take a ‘hands on’ leading role in implementation.
• Adopt and demonstrate a CI mindset – support initiatives proposed by team and encourage suggestions.

PI Count / Stock Integrity & Management

• Assist Line Managers carry out PI counts to agreed schedules and more importantly, assist with investigating high value stock differences.
• Assist with the roll out of Epicor driven PI counts.
• Support the Line Manager in identifying ‘Root Causes’ of errors and help implement changes to improve stock integrity.
• Ensure inventory control processes and initiatives are accurately followed and reported.
• Transfer FGS Stocks and completed repairs between two warehouses.
• Maintain the “Live Data” hatch transaction system.
• Analyse relevant transaction data.

Work Allocation

• Allocate work and monitor output in the absence of the Stores Supervisor.
• Oversee the sub-con work process from kitting, serial number allocation, labour recovery and sorting with Elcometer driver or Shipping Department, as required.
• Ensure staff adhere to training and SOP processes, highlighting any non-conformances.
• Support training of new recruits in to the department.

Assist With General Co-Ordination Of Departments

• Use of own initiative and experience to be able to see what needs doing on a flow basis. i.e. overflow management, part re-location, health and safety, house-keeping.
• Assist in writing SOP’s, procedures and instructions for all tasks required for the department.
• Escalation of HR issues or similar.
• Deal with ad-hoc queries.
• Equipment maintenance in line with regulatory requirements – FLT Service, FLT Training and LOLER Certification.
• Monitor and implement immediate corrective actions for any breach of H&S including, but not exclusively:
  o Use of PPE.
  o Slip and trip hazards.
  o Manual handling practices.
  o Near miss accidents.
• Housekeeping – Maintain a high level of housekeeping by implementing weekly walking tours and logging outcomes and corrective actions on a visual information notice board (5S). The standards we walk past are the standards we accept.

Shipping

• Provide cover for holidays / absence.
• Liaise with the UK and Export Sales Teams to ensure all orders are processed OTIF.
• Liaise with Finance regarding any customers on credit hold.
• Obtain best price for shipments by obtaining quotes from relevant suppliers.
• Ensure adherence to relevant legislation regarding e.g. lithium battery transportation.
• Liaise with transport provider to escalate issues promptly.

About You: 

Experience

Desirable

• Department specific knowledge and experience.

Skills

• Epicor knowledge and experience.
• Proficient user of MS Office.