FDS Contracting are a leading solutions provider in the fire engineering and smoke ventilation industry.

We are currently recruiting for a Stores operative / purchaser to assist in the daily operation of the Purchasing & Logistics department. The role will be an essential piece in the daily operation of one of the organisation's most crucial departments. The candidate:

• Will ideally have some previous experience in a warehouse role.

• Will have excellent communication skills.

• Works well under pressure.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Will have good IT and general administration skills, including Microsoft Office.

• The nature of the role will require some heavy lifting. Daily duties will include:

•       Day to day housekeeping ensuring everything is in its right place and maintaining a safe work environment.

•       Picking and packing up all 2nd fix that is required for the projects.

•       Tracking the deliveries in the office and updating the allocated stock lists. 

•       Ensuring smooth running of all warehouse activity. 

•       Checking quantities and quality of all stock that goes in and out.

•       From time to time there can be a bit of heavy lifting involved.

•       Picking orders & taking in deliveries for be safe direct 

•       Sweeping the yard from leaves & debris , making sure this is always clean 

•       Raising purchase orders for:

o   Long lead items on projects such as fans, vents, fabrication, ducting etc.  o 2nd fix kit requested by Project Managers and Sub-Contractors.

o   Sub-contractor orders for works carried out and materials used on each project. 

•       Checking that all kit requested falls within the projects budget. 

•       Making sure that enough time is given between raising an order and requesting kit on site. This ties in with getting up to date lead times from suppliers. 

•       Liaising with Project Managers to gather quotes/prices for all ‘non-standard’ items required on a job. 

•       Liaising with couriers to deliver items from ourselves to the relevant site. 

•       Counting up kit from schematics and cross checking with shopping lists supplied by Project Managers. 

•       Liaising with members of the estimating team to ascertain whether any long lead items on a project will be ‘job specific’ or require anything out of the ordinary. This can also result in working together to obtain quotes from suppliers. 

•       Prioritising workload between urgent and less urgent jobs. 

Requirements

• Experience within this role or a similar role preferred
• Team Player who is prepared to go the extra mile for clients and colleagues
• Self-motivated approach to work
• Ability to work with multiple projects
• Time management
• Organization skills

Benefits

• Salary negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience
• Company performance related bonus scheme
• Incrementally increasing annual leave as per length of service, starting at 23 days per year
• Employee benefits discount programme
• Long-term sickness cover and life insurance
• Company mobile phone
• Company uniform and PPE
• Life insurance and income protection
• Private Health Care (Optional)
• Pension Scheme