Cost

• Carry out cycle counting, stock checks and stock adjustments as required to maintain accurate raw material stocks.
• Complete daily Z2RAZ checks of bulk raw materials and take action to resolve discrepancies.
• Use SAP Warehouse Management accurately for goods receipting, expected deliveries, stock postings, material movements and traceability.
• Identify and support improvements that reduce waste, improve stock accuracy, strengthen material flow and minimise operational cost.

Run To Standard

• Take ownership for housekeeping and workplace organisation across Goods Inwards yard, Tank Farm, Raw Material Warehouse, second floor Preweigh and third floor areas.
• Complete daily routines in line with area cleaning schedules and maintain 5S standards.
• Carry out cleaning, inspection and monitoring of equipment condition to anticipate breakdowns and unplanned stoppages, raising tags where required.
• Ensure work areas and equipment are returned to original condition following maintenance, cleaning or operational activities.
• Participate in PM briefs and debriefs, provide breakdown information and support Engineers with breakdown analysis and countermeasures.
• Record and classify losses accurately, monitor the area loss tree and communicate patterns or trends to the team.
• Support a Fix Forever mindset by helping update AM or PM standards, operating procedures, OPLs and training requirements.
• Help reduce changeover and material preparation time through SMED and other focused improvement techniques.
• Share knowledge, create or update procedures and support training where improvements or gaps are identified.
• Support new equipment, product and process projects, including Maintenance Prevention and Pre-Delivery Inspection workshops where required.

Teamwork and Communication

• Maintain excellent internal communications across all areas
• Maintain accurate and timely logs, activity boards
• Complete full and effective handovers
• Complete on call and cover requirements as required and in line with working agreements

Training and Development

• Ensure all relevant personal skills are displayed on the team skills matrix and kept up to date.
• Work proactively with your Leader to close skills gaps identified through the skills matrix.
• Be open to training, knowledge sharing and coaching others to support team capability and flexibility.
• Seek feedback from others to further develop your own skills, behaviours and standards.
• Complete all required refreshers and role-specific training, including SAP, PCS7, tanker offloading, COSHH, MHE, emergency response and quality procedures where relevant to your responsibilities.

Change

• Identify improvement opportunities that benefit the work methods reducing effort, time and cost.
• Drive best practices in safety and quality assurance by implementing efficient processes and collaborating with colleagues.
• Participate in change initiatives, such as new installations and trials. Track successes and failures where needed to provide feedback on successes and challenges.
• Support team members to ensuring smooth ramp-up and procedural changes for all.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Essential:

• GCSEs A-C or equivalent in Maths, English and Science.
• Basic computing skills, including Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Ability to use SAP Warehouse Management or equivalent systems accurately for goods receipting, stock postings, stock checks and material movements.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, communication and handover skills.
• Understanding of safe material handling, stock accuracy, hygiene, traceability and quality requirements.
• NVQ2 or equivalent in process, logistics, warehouse or manufacturing skills.
• RTITB Counterbalance trained with licence in date, or other Material Handling Equipment certification relevant to the role.

Desirable:

• Experience in a manufacturing, logistics, warehouse, process or FMCG environment.
• Previous experience of tanker offloading, raw material handling, pre-weigh operations or process vessel loading.
• Previous SAP, warehouse management system or stock control system experience.
• Working knowledge of COSHH, process safety, environmental standards, manual handling, task hazard analysis and safety audit requirements.
• Knowledge of stock taking, inventory accuracy, goods receipt, material issuing, labelling, traceability and reconciliation processes.
• Experience using PCS7 or similar process control systems for tanker offloading, undertone replenishment or pre-batching activities.

The ideal candidate for this role displays the 4 Unilever behaviours in their work:

• Focus on what counts: Prioritise the activities that protect safety, quality, material availability and production continuity. This means focusing on safe tanker offloading, accurate raw material picking and weighing, timely staging, stock accuracy, correct system transactions and clear escalation of shortages, discrepancies or risks.
• Deliver with excellence: Work to a high standard in every material movement, system transaction, quality check and handover. Demonstrate attention to detail through accurate labelling, clean containers, correct storage, reliable pre-weigh activity and completion of logistics tasks right first time.
• Stay 3 steps ahead: Anticipate production requirements, tanker activity, undertone replenishment, raw material availability, equipment condition and potential delays before they impact Make operations. Use planning information, SAP data, communication and local knowledge to keep material flow stable.
• Care deeply: Show care for colleagues, customers, contractors, delivery drivers and the environment by working safely, maintaining high standards of hygiene and housekeeping, handling materials responsibly, reducing waste and supporting others across the team.

By demonstrating these behaviours, you will help create a safe, efficient and reliable Make logistics environment that supports production performance, team effectiveness and customer service.

Travel

Primarily site based, with travel only where required for training, supplier engagement, meetings or operational support.

Contacts

Strong communication and collaboration are essential in this role. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, accurate and reliable movement of raw materials from Goods Inwards through to Make operations, including:

• Make Operations, Logistics, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Safety, Stores, Warehouse and Distribution Centre teams.
• Supervisors, coordinators, shift teams, site management and support functions.
• Contractors, visitors, delivery drivers, hauliers, suppliers, Unilever supply units and third-party logistics partners.
• Internal material users and colleagues involved in production planning, stock control, quality testing and operational support.

You will be expected to communicate clearly, professionally and patiently with different audiences, ensuring raw material requirements, tanker activity, stock risks, shortages, delays and handover information