Overview
About the role
If you want to play an active role in improving people’s lives, in a team developing and delivering a professional, customer focused and efficient housing maintenance service to the tenants of North Northamptonshire, we may have just the job for you!
We are seeking a Stores Assistant to join the Housing Property Services Team responsible for delivering the repair and maintenance service for the Council’s 8,000+ tenants.
What will you be doing?
Responsible for the receipt and issuing of goods and materials to staff to assist in the delivery of excellent customer service
Ensuring accurate stock levels and control measures
Provide a high level professional service to aid colleagues in the efficient delivery of their provision
About you
Working within the Business and Supply Team, you will be based at the Council’s Depot at Fleming Road, Corby, in our multi-trade stores. You will be responsible for receiving deliveries, issuing goods and materials to staff and monitoring and managing stock levels in a professional and efficient manner.
You should possess experience of multi trade stores environment including knowledge of materials supplies and trade operations.
You will interact with a wide variety of people, and will need to be enthusiastic, methodical, self-motivated and possess excellent customer service skills along with PC skills.
The role entails a certain amount of physical activity and you must be flexible in your approach to work and be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a key team.
A Full driving licence is required for this role.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.
Our priorities are:
helping people live active fulfilled lives
caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
enabling a thriving and successful economy
leading on a green and sustainable environment
ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
providing modern public services
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
Our benefits
We offer:
a competitive salary
a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
North Northamptonshire Council
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