Warehouse Chargehand with Forklift

BASED: POLAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, Danny Morson Way, Birch Coppice Business Park, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1SE

HOURS : MONDAY - FRIDAY - 40 HOURS PER WEEK - 0700-1530 and 1530-0000

SALARY: £26,482.13 PER ANNUM - £12.73 Per Hour, Saturdays and bank holidays - time and half rate at £19.09 per hour.

Polar Speed has a reputation for quality, compliance, operational and customer facing technology and monitoring solutions in the growing temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical logistics market in the UK. The company specialises in active temperature-controlled deliveries to hospitals, pharmacies, wholesalers and medical care surgeries as well as to end patients which it serves through its homecare business. Its customers include some of the best known pharmaceutical brands in the world.

We currently have a position for a full time warehouse chargehand with forklift who will act as the deputy to the warehouse team leader

You will be required to receive the inbound stock ensuring the temperature is compliant at all times, manage goods in , picking, labelling, packing and despatch paperwork, in addition to this you will assemble clinical packaging and labelling activities to include controlling, verifying, printing, issuing and recording labels for production.

In addition to this you will ensure the maintenance of appropriate quantities of stock levels within the packaging area, undertaking stock counts and processing returns.

The positions are on a Monday to Friday basis, 40 hours per week, however flexibility with regard to hours will be required as the shift times will be one week on 0700-1530 and the following week on 1530-0000

We offer a wide range of benefits including 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) building to 33 days (including bank holidays) in the sixth full holiday year (PRO RATA) and a company pension. UPS Perks At Work scheme.

For successful applicants, Polar Speed will process basic disclosure criminal record checks.

Key responsibilities:

Manage the day to day operation of the warehouse

Monitor staff performance and hold team briefings

Train new warehouse operatives

Check pharmaceutical products

Load and unload vehicles

Receive in-bound consignments and allocate in warehouse

Ensure pharmaceutical products are stored within the correct temperature range

Goods in, picking, labelling, packing and despatch

Processing returns including quarantined, damaged or batch recalls

Follow standard operating procedures in the pick and pack operation.

Key Skills/Experience/Requirements:

Previous experience of working within a warehouse environment essential. Prior experience of working in temperature controlled environment desired but not essential.

Good reading skills and numerate

Computer literate - Word, Excel, Internet, Intranet

Good team player with the ability to use own initiative when required

Good organisation skills with the ability to prioritise the workload

An eye for detail

.UK Drivers Licence - ideally with no more than 3 points.