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