Stores Operative

Job Title: Stores Operative

Location: Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire

Salary: £13.45 - £14.50 per hour, depending on experience

Job type: Permanent, Full time

Hours of Work: Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:00pm, Fri 7:30am-12:30pm (41 hrs/week)

Many stores' jobs are agency based. This one isn't.

We're offering a permanent role with a future - at a precision engineering company that supplies aerospace, defence, and medical sectors. If you're organised, hands-on, and want somewhere you can genuinely make a difference, read on.

Please note that this company does not offer sponsorship and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered. It is essential also that candidates live within a commutable distance from Fareham to be considered for this role.

About The Role:

You'll keep materials moving through our factory - goods in, goods out, stock control, and van deliveries. Production depends on this being done right, every day.

• Goods In: book in deliveries, process paperwork, keep the area clean and organised
• Goods Out: pack components to a high standard, prepare delivery documentation, coordinate collections with customers and couriers
• Stock Control: maintain accurate records, run regular stock checks, manage raw materials, finished goods, fixtures, and consumables in line with ISO 9001:2015
• Driving: use the Penta van for some regional and local material deliveries and collections
• Continuous improvement: flag issues, contribute to team meetings, help make things work better

What we need from you:

• Previous stores experience, ideally in manufacturing or engineering
• Full clean UK driving licence - essential. Applications without one cannot be considered.
• Good attention to detail and a tidy, methodical way of working
• Comfortable with IT systems for stock and order processing
• Forklift licence (preferred) or willingness to train
• A positive team player with a willing to help who takes pride in getting things done properly

What you get:

• Pay - £13.45 - £14.50 per hour, depending on experience
• Hours - Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:00pm, Fri 7:30am-12:30pm (41 hrs/week)
• Holiday - 26 days + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Bonus - Profit-related bonus tied to company performance
• Pension - Company contributory pension scheme
• Sick pay - Company sick pay scheme
• Stability - Permanent contract - not agency, not temporary

About Penta Precision:

We're a precision CNC machining company based in Portchester, Hampshire - ISO 9001 accredited and growing. Our customers include companies in aerospace, defence, pharmaceutical, and scientific instrumentation.

We continue to invest in machinery, technology and our people to build the team to match. Our goal is straightforward: to be the engineering company where everyone wants to work and who everyone wants to buy from.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Stores Assistant, Warehouse Operative, Supply Chain Operative, Warehouse Coordinator, Warehouse Supervisor, Warehouse Operative, Goods Inwards Warehouse Operative, Warehouse Team Leader, Supply Chain Operative and Warehouse Worker may also be considered for this role