Corin Group
Instrument Kit Assistant - Double Days
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Corin Overview
Corin is a global leader in orthopaedic innovation, designing and manufacturing world-class hip and knee implants from our Cirencester site. With over 500 employees, we're committed to quality, precision and improving patient outcomes worldwide.
About the Role
Due to continued growth, we're looking for an Instrument Kit Assistant to join our Global Supply Chain Operations team. This is a hands-on role that plays a critical part in ensuring our surgical instrument sets are built, checked, maintained and distributed to customers across our UK, subsidiary and export markets.
This role is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. You'll be responsible for building and functionally checking instrument sets used in hip and knee replacement surgeries, processing customer returns and supporting stock control activities. Working closely with colleagues across the business, you'll help ensure instrument kits are available when needed to support surgeons and patients around the world.
Shift Patterns
- Double Days – a two-week rotation consisting of one week of early shifts followed by one week of late shifts
- Earlies - 5.30 - 14:00 Monday to Thursday, 5.30 – 11:00 on Friday
- Lates - 13:45pm - 22.15 Monday to Thursday, 10:45am - 16:15pm on Friday
Responsibilities
As an Instrument Kit Assistant, you will:
- Build and functionally check instrument sets for UK, subsidiary and export markets.
- Process Global Return Goods Authorisation (RGA) instruments and implants, ensuring timely receipt, checking and disposition.
- Prepare individual instruments for sale through Finished Goods Stores (FGS).
- Use the Sage system to allocate instrument sets and components accurately.
- Operate instrument washers to clean returned instrument sets and individual instruments.
- Use Kardex shuttle systems to store and retrieve instrument sets and warehouse components.
- Maintain accurate stock control and inventory records.
- Proactively liaise with other departments to identify instrument component availability and support kit build targets.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with company quality standards and procedures.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping within the department.
- Support additional operational requirements as requested by management.
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Requirements
The ideal Instrument Kit Assistant will have/be:
- A good standard of education, ideally including GCSE Maths and English.
- Experience within a warehouse, logistics, production, manufacturing or supply chain environment.
- Experience handling, assembling or building products, kits or components with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to prioritise workload, identify issues and proactively implement solutions.
- A flexible approach and the ability to adapt to changing business demands.
- Good computer literacy and confidence learning new systems.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
- A positive, team-focused attitude with the ability to work independently.
- A strong work ethic and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
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Please note, a Hepatitis B vaccination is mandatory for this position, and our Occupational Health team will provide this for you.
Benefits
We offer great benefits to our Instrument Kit Assistants which include:
- A competitive salary of £24,900.00 plus 20% shift allowance (total £29,880.00)
- A discretionary bonus.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- A free canteen where you are able to enjoy hot and cold meals.
- Excellent pension, starting at 6% and increasing to 9.7% after 18 months.
- Life assurance, six times your basic salary.
- Private medical insurance with BUPA for you and your family.
- Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations.
- Employee referral programme where you can earn from £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Corin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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