Stores Assistant

Stores Assistant | Precision Semiconductor Metrology
Abingdon, UK

Reward and Benefits

• £27,000 to £29,000
• Annual bonus, 3x salary death in service, private health care benefits BUPA, EMI Share scheme.

If you are a Stores Assistant who enjoys keeping stock accurate and production moving, why not join us in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and help make sure our teams always have the right parts at the right time for advanced semiconductor metrology systems.

We are looking for a reliable and organised Stores Assistant to join our Stores team. You will support the accurate handling of incoming goods, stock storage, outbound packaging, and the picking and kitting of materials for Manufacturing Orders. You will work both independently and as part of a small team, with a strong eye for detail. If your passion is keeping things in order and getting the right parts to the right place, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

• Receive and check deliveries against purchase orders and delivery notes, report any discrepancies, damage or shortages promptly, and book goods into our ERP system
• Label, put away and store stock in the right locations, following handling requirements including ESD-sensitive items, and keep stock records accurate
• Carry out stock counts and cycle counts, and investigate any discrepancies
• Pick, pack, label and dispatch orders for internal and external departments, completing the paperwork and ERP transactions
• Pick and prepare kits for Manufacturing Orders from bills of materials, check them, issue them to Production, and flag shortages or BOM queries promptly
• Keep the stores clean, tidy and safe following 5S principles, and work with Production, Purchasing and Quality to resolve stock and delivery issues and improve our processes

Education and experience

• GCSE grade 4 (C) or above, or equivalent, in Maths and English

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Basic computer skills (Word and Excel)
• Good written and spoken English
• Able to read and follow documents such as BOMs, delivery notes and work instructions
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Well organised, managing priorities and working to deadlines
• Good communication and teamwork skills, and happy to work independently
• A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn
• Flexible, and happy to support colleagues during busy periods

We’d love to see:

• Experience in a stores, warehouse or goods inwards environment, ideally using an ERP or inventory management system
• Experience of kitting or picking for manufacturing
• Forklift or manual handling training

Your recruitment journey:

We will interview you: Monday to Friday UK Time 9am to 4.30pm 

1st stage: (45 minute) Remote meeting to evaluate your experience and technical ability

2nd stage: (2.5 hours) Face to face onsite evaluating technical, presentation and communication skills along with your ways of working and your opportunity to to know more about us

If you're not comfortable with eye contact, let us know at the start of your interview and if REMOTE, once we've said hello, feel free to turn your camera off until the end.

We dress casually so informal attire is absolutely fine for onsite interviews. We want you to feel comfortable when you meet us and if there's anything else we can do to support your journey, just let us know. 

A note on how we use AI:
We use AI only to transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI does not take part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.

Location and working pattern:
You will be required to be on site here at Abingdon Business Park Monday to Friday.

Recruitment agencies: Infinitesima Ltd only works with approved agencies and does not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not submit candidate details in response to this advert or solicit any Infinitesima Ltd employees. Infinitesima Ltd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.