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This is a challenging opportunity to help harness the buying power of more than £1.5 billion spent each year on across the NHS in Scotland. National Procurement, the Procurement Centre of Expertise for Health, works in collaboration with Health Boards to ensure the highest level of patient care through the provision of a wide range of goods and services via a series of best value National Contracts and Distribution Services.
The National Distribution and Eurocentral facilities operate over 3 shift patterns, to include Day/Back Shift rotation, and a constant Nightshift, the successful applicant will work a rotating Day/Back Shift (06.00-14.00) and (14.00-22.00).
Eurocentral facility operates within a 122,000 Sq Ft warehouse, in all aspects of Good’s In, Pick and Dispatch the successful candidate will have experience of working within a similar FMCG warehouse or logistics role, with demonstrable team management, Inbound and stock allocation planning, ideally gained within an FMCG warehouse.
As part of a 12 month plan for resilience, your role will be to Supervise an operational team ensuring PPE depot stock and availability targets are met, ensuring stock availability targets are met, and outbound delivery timescales are realised. The shift supervisor will also monitor productivity of warehouse operators, ensure training targets are met ensuring compliance with NHSS Logistics health, safety and security procedures and adhere to risk assessments and the development of safe systems of work. Follow HR policies when dealing with the day to day management of staff, monitor sickness absence and deal with any disciplinary actions.
An ability to develop and learn new skills, follow instructions and procedures while working both as part of a team and on own initiative within a fast moving environment are essential.
Day/Back Shift Rotation (0600-1400/1400-2200) – 37.5 hours per week.
Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Rab Mitchell / William Coates 01698 792115.
Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/how-nss-works/
Closing date for completed applications is 15th September 2021.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies