As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better. Plus, we have an award-winning culture and were recently named one of the World's Best Workplace by Fortune!

Warehouse Senior Operative

Location: Newbury, UK

Contract: Permanent

Shift: Early 2nd Shift: 8.30 am until 4.30 pm.

The Warehouse Operative will support the company's distribution activities to meet quality standards and exceed the customers expectation. They will have responsibility for ensuring all production activities are completed (receiving, put away, picking, pacing and shipping) to ensure our customers received their orders. There will also be a requirement to support with non-production activities (inventory-based activities, continuous improvement initiatives etc.) to ensure the operation remains compliant and evolves to better support the business.

Key Activities & Accountabilities

• Support the department manager in achieving divisional KPIs and objectives.

• Responsible for delivering all production-based activities with 12-months proven competency:

• Receiving products and putting away in locators,

• Picking, packing and shipping products to our customers.

• Support with non-production based activities:

• Creation and Maintenance of DEMO Bill's of Material.

• Empty locator, cycle counting, lot consolidation etc.

• Responsible for processing company returns (customer owned, consignment, technical service and PERs).

• Processing trade compliance documentation for shipments to/from GB to NI and EU and maintain the companies Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) Report.

• Responsible for supporting with all compliance, inventory and quality based activities inc. Human Tissue products.

• Delivering value-added services for the business.

• Training new starters in all aspects of the role ensuring they carry out tasks safely and in line with our work instructions.

• Detailed understanding of all processes procedures and systems to enable carrying out a task; suggest and implement, through the right channels, changes for process improvement.

• As a process specialist, responsible for supporting Lead Coordinators with troubleshooting and investigating any issues that arise to ensure our services are delivered.

• Escalate any discrepancies or operational issues to the department manager if unable to utilise knowledge and processes to make an informed decision

• Identify area for continuous improvement, increasing efficiencies and reducing costs.

• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders at local and regional level.

• Promote a safe working environment and champion quality, ensuring all activities are completed with 100% accuracy.

• Drive engagement to align with the company's culture.

• Any other reasonable request in line with the operational needs of the business.

What you will need:

Education

• GCSE or higher.

Experience

• Hold a valid IATA and/or ADR Dangerous Goods qualification.

• Hold a valid Counter Balance Forklift license.

• A working knowledge of Warehouse processes and ERP/WMS (Oracle or similar) is essential.

• Typically 3+ years' experience in a warehousing or similar environment

Competencies

• Collaboration - we achieve more together, and the Supervisor should lead by example and seek to collaborate at every opportunity.

• Innovation - just because it is the way it has always been done like that does not mean that is the best way. We encourage people to be creative and think outside of the box to set ourselves apart from our competitors.

• Relationship building - relationships are the foundation of a strong team and a robust network of relationships across the organization are pivotal to our success.

• Decision making - in a dynamic environment the ability to show sound judgement and make effective decisions is vital.

• Proactiveness - in a fast-paced operation being ready for anything is vital and a proactive approach and the ability to manage individual and team workload is a key attribute.

Service Commitments and Warehousing Promise

The EMEA Operations team keep the service commitments at the forefront of what we do every day. Our service commitments define who we are and connects our mission, values and strategy with our vision delivering remarkable results and a high level of service.

As the European Warehouse group, we also look to live our promise of being driven to grow talent and deliver excellence in service quality and cost for our customers.

Our Service Commitments and Promise are pivotal to the success of our European Warehousing Operations and the Supervisor should champion these and lead by example.

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com. (http:)

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.