Logistics Operative - Didcot, United Kingdom - Science and Technology Facilities Council

Science and Technology Facilities Council

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Didcot, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Salary:
£20,129 - £21,879 per annum

Contract Type:
Open Ended (permanent)

Location:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Logistics team.

This role is key to the day to day delivery of a diverse range of logistics related services, including despatch, front desk duties, heavy gang deliveries, internal deliveries, postal services, gas delivery, handling dangerous goods and undertaking administrativeduties and data entry.

Whilst ensuring compliance with STFC SHE Codes, the post holder will undertake and respond to the daily and weekly activities, to ensure that they are completed efficiently and timely, including:

First point of contact for customers
Provision of the postal function
Service Logistics In box is responded to
Liaise with heavy gang
Internal deliveries to site maintained
Gas supply and servicing
Care and custody of stored goods
Shipping activities and tasks

Other role responsibilities may include:

Sorting, delivery & collection and franking of daily in/out-coming post froM/For Royal Mail

Handling of hazardous materials such as oils, acids and chemicals

Planning and arranging collection, deliveries of goods

Counterbalance fork lift operation

Site deliveries using vans, buggies or forklift trucks

Packaging and despatch of goods including loading and unloading of vehicles

Handling of hazardous materials such as oils, acids and chemicals

Planning and arranging collection, deliveries of goods

About you.

Qualifications
Essential

4 GCSE's or other equivalent qualifications/experience
Clean current UK Driving licence

Desirable

First aid qualification
An up to date counterbalance fork lift certificate

Along with

Relevant health & safety knowledge and awareness
Good level of literacy and numeracy with attention to detail and accuracy
Prior experience working in a busy logistics or warehouse environment
Able to establish priorities and accomplish multiple tasks with mínimal supervision
Use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook)
Ability to use web based system with ease
Experience of maintaining and retrieving data records and recording information accurately

Dangerous goods handling and awareness of despatch and courier systems would be advantageous

What we can offer you We are offering a whole host of family friendly benefits including;

30 days leave plus public holidays
An excellent pension scheme
Flexible working
A subsidised onsite nursery
Employee shopping/travel discounts
A salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme

Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.