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Stores Technician

Area
Chemistry

Location
University Park

Salary
£23,256 to £26,071 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date
Thursday 17 October 2024

Reference
SCI386424

We are looking for Stores Technician to join us in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. The School undertakes broad research across Biological Chemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis, Molecular Bonding and Spectroscopy and Materials and offers teaching to over 700 undergraduates annually. Operating across three sites: the main Chemistry Building and Biodiscovery Institute (BDI), (both on University Park) and the GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory (CNL) on the Jubilee Campus, with the Stores Team offering provisions at the main Chemistry Building and CNL. This role will be based in the Chemistry Building at University Park.

What the role involves:

  • Being a key member of the Stores technical team across both sites, collaborating with the technical team, academic colleagues, early career researchers, and administrative team. 

  • Support Stores provision at both the Chemistry Building and CNL using the University’s procurement procedures; monitoring stock levels, placing orders, receipt and processing of deliveries, goods receipting, and issuing/distribution to end user. 

  • Employing and maintaining Health and Safety standards throughout all aspects of your work, ensuring safe and accurate record keeping. 

  • Providing advice and solutions on procurement support for colleagues giving guidance on suppliers, procurement policies and procedures. 

  • Handling and manoeuvring of chemical solvent deliveries including waste collections, gas cylinder deliveries, delivered goods. 

What we need from you: 

  • The ability to undertake a range of practical, technical activities supply scientific laboratories with necessary instruments and equipment. The role will involve a significant amount of manual handling, up to 25kgs.

  • Experience in procurement and logistics including managing inventory and coordinating deliveries for a storeroom environment (preferable). 

  • Accuracy, reliability and the willingness and adaptability to learn new skills. 

  • Proficient level of IT skills, including MS Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and Teams). 
  • Candidates should have excellent interpersonal, organisational, written, and verbal communication skills, including strong customer service skills. 

  • Familiarity with handling and storing chemicals, including knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations (preferable). 

  • Full, clean driving licence.

This post is available on a permanent, full-time contract (36.25 hours per week); however, applications are welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part-time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jade Christie email jade.christie@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We want you to succeed in our recruitment process and have published Candidate Guidance for you to access information and support on application and interview process.

We offer a range of benefits, visit Your Benefits website to learn what we can offer you. 

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

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