Stores Assistant
Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours – An element of flexibility as to when hours are worked
Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment!
Take Your Career to the Next Level with VACGEN!
For over 60 years, VACGEN has been driving innovation in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology, supporting cutting-edge research across the globe. From NASA and the European Space Agency to CERN, our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results.
We are now recruiting for a Stores Assistant to provide immediate and proactive support to all cells and production areas, ensuring material replenishment direct to the Point of Use (POU).
You will pick and kit WOs as required and ensure that goods are booked in, processed and dispatched on-time and in a safe and efficient manner.
In addition to this as our Stores Assistant you will be responsible for:

• Replenish stock at point-of-use (POU) locations, transferring materials from PPM and responding to line signals.
  
• Perform decanting, transport materials, and manage internal Kanban replenishment.
  
• Pick, kit, and deliver work orders accurately and on time.
  
• Monitor and maintain stock levels in POU bins and PPMs, ensuring correct quantities and FIFO principles.
  
• Conduct perpetual cycle counting, maintain stock accuracy above 98%, and ensure all stock transactions are recorded in the inventory system (AX).
  
• Receive, unload, store, move, and dispatch materials, coordinating packing and loading as needed.
  
• Prepare and process materials for external suppliers, including spares kits and component orders.
  
• Ensure safe handling of materials, participate in 5S initiatives, and support continuous improvement.
  
• File relevant documentation and carry out other duties as requested by the Material Control Lead or Managers.
  In order to be successful in this role it’s essential that you have:
  
• Experience working in a Stores and / or Material handler role.
  
• A generally high level of fitness.
  
• Computer literacy, with basic skills in Outlook, Word and Excel.
  
• Experience in the use of an ERP system for inventory management.
  
• Understanding of the need for safe manual handling principles.
  It would be great if you had:
  
• GCSE / O Level equivalent in English and Maths.
  
• Ability to understand and develop efficient systems and working practices.
  
• Ability to operate cutting equipment.
  
• Forklift driver’s license is desirable.
  
• A working knowledge of Lean principles, such as 5S, would be a distinct advantage.
  
• Experience in working with kanbans, DLF and VOMI.
  
• Experience working in a pressured team environment.
  If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
  No agencies please