Warehouse Storeperson
Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC619395
Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 per annum
Work Location: Hampshire Equipment Services, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 2 January 2025
The Role:
Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, therefore the advert may close early.
Join our dedicated team at Hampshire Equipment Service (HES) as a Warehouse Storeperson. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring that our reablement medical and mobility equipment is well-stocked and organised. Your commitment to provide the best service will positively impact the timely delivery of essential equipment to those in need, helping them maintain their independence and remain living at home.
What you’ll do:
- Manage and organise stock for deliveries.
- Handle heavy objects like bed parts, hoists, chairs, and bath lifts.
- Operate a forklift (training will be provided).
- Maintain a clean and safe warehouse environment.
- Ensure timely deliveries to residents in need.
- Support individuals to live independently and reduce the need for ongoing care.
What we’re looking for:
- Commitment to always deliver a consistently high-quality service.
- Self-motivated with the drive to learn and continuously improve.
- Fantastic team-working skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills to ensure delivery deadlines are met.
- Able to move heavy objects, including bed parts, mobile hoists, chairs and bath lifts.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Warehouse Storeperson role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
- Make a Difference: Work in collaboration with organisations across Health and Social care to maximise independence, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire. For further information please visit our Reablement website.
- Professional Development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities. All team members obtain a forklift licence once in post, fully funded by the council. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.
- Competitive Benefits package: Including access to Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
Working Patterns
The current working hours for this position follow a current pattern of Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm, with a 4pm Friday finish.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other roles you may have experience in may include: Warehouse Operative, Warehouse Assistant, Warehouse Packer, Stock Operative, Stores Person, Forklift Driver, Driver, Materials Handler, Picker and Packer, Production Operative, Fulfilment Operative.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Find out more about working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jonathan Rolland, Operational Manager on Jonathan.Rolland@hants.gov.uk or Andrew Saunders, Warehouse Supervisor on Andrew.Saunders@hants.gov.uk.
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.