Warehouse Operative

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Operative (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm) to join the Warehouse department located in Elstree, Herts.

Reporting into the Warehouse Manager, the successful candidate will assist in the operation of the warehouse and provide the required level of service to all stakeholders - patients, suppliers/buyers, BPL departments and sections.,

• Receiving, identifying, and inspecting incoming goods and the completion of associated documentation including requests for quality control testing.



• Placing incoming stock items into their storage locations and recording the location on IFS Inventory Control system software.



• Maintaining correct segregation between quarantined and released Raw Materials and Finished Products according to cGMP.



• Carrying out onsite deliveries of incoming items to their user departments



• Picking and assembling orders for user departments and sections.



• Recording by means of BPL Procurement System (IFS), details of all stock movements and issues of incoming and outgoing materials and equipment.



• Picking and assembling Finished Product orders for dispatch to Customers in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (cGDP), Cold Chain Distribution (CCD) and Ministry of Transport Known Consignor guidelines.



• Assisting in daily cycle counting duties to maintain accuracy of stock levels.



• Preparation of other materials and equipment for dispatch and completion of all documentation.



• Operation of counterbalance forklift trucks reach trucks and other mechanical handling equipment in a safe efficient manner and attending to daily maintenance checks.



• Maintenance of the Warehouse facility ensuring the area is clean, tidy and a safe environment.



• Carrying out on-site deliveries of assembled orders to user departments and sections as required.



• Support the daily setting of objectives - to accomplish the agreed programme without compromise to quality and to achieve a target of 100% stock traceability and zero reject batches.



• Maintaining effective levels of communication with Production, Engineering and Marketing colleagues and outside courier companies for the purpose of giving and receiving information, requesting and giving service and problem solving.



• Maintaining cGMP and H&S standards, ensuring all records are completed accurately and at the time.


• To ensure that any out of hours requirements are covered by being on call for a minimum of 7 weeks per year



• Monitoring and handling hazardous materials safely and securely.



• Participating in training programmes and courses as required.
  
  Counterbalance truck licence to RTITB or equivalent accredited standard

Reach lifting truck licence to RTITB or equivalent accredited standard


• Warehouse experience is essential



• Pharmaceutical warehouse experience desirable but not essential



• GMP knowledge desirable
  
  Headquartered in Elstree, Herts, BPL part of Kedrion, are an organisation where our products change people's lives, and the purpose of our work is lived and breathed through its people.


Bio Products Laboratory manufactures pharmaceutical products derived from human blood plasma. These products are used to treat patients for conditions such as immunodeficiencies, coagulation disorders and critical care (blood volume deficiency)., BPL in its present form was created in 2010, but its heritage stretches back to the early pioneers of blood and plasma-derived medicines in the UK.

Founded in 2010
Co-workers 5000


• Competitive salary


• Bonus


• 25 days holiday


• Pension


• Life insurance


• On-site parking


• Employee assistance programme


• My Healthy Advantage phone app


• Virtual GP


• Cycle to work scheme


• Subsidised canteen