Depot operative

Depot Operative

REPORTS TO: Depot Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Warehouse based role responsible for ensuring our window and door products are ready to go out on

time, quality checked, including all associated paperwork. This includes supporting the loading and

unloading of vehicles with products which requires physical stamina. The accurate updating of data bases

and maintaining all aspects of stock control is a core part of the role. Being able to work effectively in a

small team and taking responsibility for the warehouse security plus its health and safety environment is

Essential.

MAIN DUTIES

Taking control of deliveries: Checking and entering all product deliveries on to the database and

allocating items to a specific job number

Quality control: Checking correct sizes and establish good quality on all frames, glass, and any other

delivered items:

o When errors are identified for missing items, email the order processor urgently.

o For remakes: Enter on remake report and email remake team at Head Office

Stock control and management:

o Daily - Monitoring supplies issued and updating the depot current stock level share file,

ordering stock replenishment.

o Annual Completing the annual stock take

Organising workflow: Checking in advance to ensure that the next few days work is on track and that

stock is available

Compile customer packs: Check finance docs using the installer daily sheet

Organising fitters: Control the smooth flow of fitters collecting their work from the depot in the

morning and ensuring they put rubbish / recycling / glass in the correct skips

Health and Safety: Carry out basic risk assessments as required and weekly fire alarm checks

Responsible for the appearance, clearing of the yard (including regular sweeping for screws / glass

etc.) and security of the site

Ordering skips and organising recyclable materials and their collection and carrying out banks man

duties when required

Checking PPE and ordering replacements where necessary

Securing, processing, and preparing documentation for the receipt of cash or cheques received from

installers, and preparing Security Plus collections

Local First Aid and Fire Marshal responsibilities

Resolving queries related to installations as quickly as possible

Undertaking any other reasonable management requests in relation to the role

Depot Operative May 2021: Version 2 KNOWLEDGE & SKILL & ATTRIBUTES

Essential

Well organised and good at managing own time

Good attention to detail

Happy to follow management instructions

Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities

Possessing physical stamina

Displays a can do attitude

Basic IT skills/ and ability to learn basic data base input processes

Good oral communication skills

A team player

Desirable/ Competent

Knowledge of window and door industry products

A working knowledge of frame and roof manufacturing and their relevant fitting processes

Experience of working in the construction industry

Quality control experience in a warehouse environment (min 12 months)

Experience of recycling processes and procedures

Health and safety knowledge/ training/ certification

Stock control and management in a warehouse environment (min 12 months)

First Aid training/ certification

Fire Marshal training/ certification

Banksman training/ certification