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Receipt & Distribution Operative

Location: Canterbury, Kent (and occasional work at other sites in East Kent)

Hours: Full-Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: £12.60

Contract: Temporary

Join a trusted team delivering essential goods and equipment across multiple sites. This role supports a well-managed stock service, ensuring timely receipt, checking and distribution of items to clinical and support staff.

You’ll assist with reordering, stock put-away, and requisition processing via Electronic Demand Capture systems.

You’ll be based in Ashford, with occasional work at Canterbury, Margate, Dover & Folkestone.

Key responsibilities include:

* Receiving, checking and distributing goods in line with procurement procedures

* Using manual handling equipment (e.g. roll cages, pallet trucks)

* Prioritising urgent and temperature-controlled deliveries

* Supporting office tasks and data input for EDC systems

* Processing returns and filing paperwork accurately

* Using Purchasing and Finance IT systems for orders and enquiries

* Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, COSHH and Manual Handling regulations

* Collecting used instruments and topping up clinical area stock

* Providing cover across other sites and assisting with stocktaking

You’ll need:

* Good IT, communication and organisational skills

* Ability to work independently and as part of a team

* Problem-solving skills and initiative

* Experience in supply chain, logistics or materials management (desirable)

* Data input and analysis experience (desirable)

* A good basic education (GCSE Maths & English or equivalent)

* Customer service qualification (desirable)

* A DBS within the last three years

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