Operative Warehouse

Job Description

Job title: Operative Warehouse

Company: Evotec

Job description: WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE

Role: Warehouse Operative, Permanent

Direct Report: Warehouse Supervisor located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week 8am – 4.30pm (1/2 hour lunch break)

Salary: £24,500 plus excellent benefits package plus annual bonus.

Location: Evotec (UK), Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RZ

Please be aware that this role is based onsite

EVOTEC (UK) is a Pharmaceutical company and leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs with operational sites in Europe and the US. The Company has built substantial drug discovery expertise and an industrialized platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic. In addition, Evotec has built a deep internal knowledge base in the treatment of diseases related to neuroscience, pain, oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases. Leveraging these skills and expertise, the Company intends to develop best-in-class differentiated therapeutics and deliver superior science-driven discovery alliances with other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Warehouse Operative

Based at the Abingdon site, this is an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Operative to support the daily operations and provide backup to team members in all general warehouse duties. The position sits with the Logistics team, which is growing significantly in line with overall company expansion.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure all activities are conducted in a safe manner
• Changing gas cylinders, refilling liquid nitrogen containers
• Support of regular warehouse supplies, warehousing, picking and internal distribution, returning of goods
• To ensure the warehouse ERP system is accurately maintained in terms of stock quantity, location, re-order optimal levels
• Supply of solvent and servicing labs
• Support company procedures for stock taking
• Provide support on other duties when required
• Physical Transfer of stock within Milton Park sites
• Maintain Good Housekeeping in the stores area and assist with 5S within the department.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities:

• Driving License essential
• Ideally have experience with Warehouse ERP Systems
• Team player with the ability to work independently and as part of a small team
• Previous warehouse operations experience, ideally in laboratories/ pharma
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications specifically Excel.
• Flexible, enthusiastic and reliable
• Proactive approach to work with the ability to problem solve issues.
• Positive attitude towards continuous improvement projects.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities:

• Counter balance, VNA, Reach License
• IATA/ADR certification
• Experience and knowledge of COSHH regulations

Other Information:

Employees must adhere to all applicable company policies and procedures. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Willingness, and ability to work non-standard business hours, such as evenings, weekends and holidays, on a very occasional basis is required. Employees must be able to use good judgment and effectively deal with difficult situations, multiple demands and changing priorities.

We can offer in return:

• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays & an additional 1 day for each year completed up to a maximum of 30 days
• Private Health Insurance for you, your partner/family under the company scheme
• Private Dental Care Scheme
• Health Insurance providing 75% of base salary after a qualifying period
• Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
• Excellent career progression opportunities within the company; we have an excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
• Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme (This is a discretionary benefit)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme, team and annual company events, recognition awards and many more!

Other Benefits include

• Free onsite parking
• Restaurant which is highly subsidised
• Great transport links from Oxford and the surrounding area’s as well as a shuttle bus service from Didcot train station
• Milton Park also offer’s great cycling, running & walking routes as well as annual events.

Apply NOW – please upload your up-to-date CV and covering letter to Workday via our website, careers page.

For further information or questions, please contact:

Lisa Powell – lisa.powell@evotec.com

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.

Expected salary: £24500 per year

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Job date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:22:41 GMT

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