Stores Assistant

Join the Arriva TrainCare Team as a Stores Assistant!

Organisation - Arriva TrainCare (ATC)

Contract – Permanent

Working Hours – 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00

Location – Bristol

Salary - £25,439.55 per annum

About Us:

At Arriva TrainCare we provide high quality overhaul, maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock, locomotives, freight wagons and track plant. We operate throughout the UK from six strategic locations – Crewe, Bristol, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Tyne Yard and Scarborough.

Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, you’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;

• We care passionately

• We do the right thing

• We make the difference

Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays, pension, life and healthcare cover, Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme and Arriva Village retailer discount scheme.

The Role:

As a Stores Assistant you will support all depot departments by ensuring the safe, timely, and accurate receipt, storage, issue, and control of materials in line with rail industry standards and SAP requirements. The role involves forklift operation, maintaining accurate stock control, high standards of housekeeping, and compliance with safety, railway group standards, and depot procedures.

What You’ll Do:

• Loading and unloading of delivery vehicles

• Undertaking goods inward inspections and book into SAP as appropriate

• Put away delivered material into correct storage locations & manage bin locations in SAP

• Controlled issuing of ad hoc material both physically and in SAP

• Preparing and picking material against pre-defined kit lists and delivering to point of use materials storage area, booking out to defined sub-jobs in SAP for all department

• Collect material not required from point of use areas and return to location in stores and return in SAP appropriately for all departments

• Return material required for overhaul etc to suppliers packaged and protected appropriately

• Assist with undertaking periodic stock count

• Responsible for ensuring good housekeeping and cleanliness in general areas

• Fork lift driving duties as required covering stores and shop floor requirements for all departments

• Support the Depot manager in depot improvements and safety initiatives

• Ensure compliance to safety and railway group standards or other appropriate regulatory standards as applicable

Full job description available on request

What You Bring:

• Experience – previous experience working in a stores/materials environment is essential

• Knowledge – good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages is essential, SAP knowledge and conversant with inventory control techniques

• Qualifications – valid driving licence and forklift licence are essential  

Ready to start your next journey?

If you’re passionate about making a difference and supporting Arriva TrainCare, we want to hear from you!

Let’s build the future together!

Due to the energising nature of our vacancies, application close dates, when stated, are indicative and may be subject to change so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Shortlisting and interviewing may take place whilst the advert is open and will close once a successful candidate has been identified.

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