Stores Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Sodexo Healthcare are currently recruiting an experienced Store Co-ordinator to co-ordinate the ordering, receipt, issue and security of all provisions, stores, other goods and materials across the three Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals sites. 

These duties include the keeping of all appropriate records associated with these functions and production of reports to senior management.  You’ll be responsible for the organisation of workload for staff under your control and for completing quality audit reports.

Sodexo Healthcare is a leading provider of services to the NHS and private healthcare organisations in England. We provide quality of life services that improve patient and staff experience, raise standards and deliver financial benefits to our clients. We help to enhance the patient environment (including patient dining, cleaning/housekeeping, retail services), provide clinical support (equipment sterilisation) and manage technical estates teams (estates management, asset management, land maintenance and energy management).

Role Responsibility

• Assist in regular stock checks as and when required and extending stock sheets and investigate and report on all discrepancies
• Maintain the receipt, checking and signature for all goods received or delivered ensuring compliance with company procedures and computer databases are accurate and up to date
• Check quality and quantity of all goods upon delivery.  Reject any goods not meeting required standard as per company procedures in liaison with the Catering Manager
• At all times ensure there is maximum security in control of stocks within the provision of stores following security policy procedures of Sodexho and the Trust
• Observe correct use and care of equipment reporting any deficiencies or defects in accordance with company procedures
• Report and where possible take action for any incidents of accident, fire, loss, damage, theft, unfit food or other occurrences.
• Maintain the required standard of hygiene cleanliness and safety in the storeroom and associated Fridges/Freezers and Chilled Areas through regular cleaning

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in a similar role ideally gained within a catering environment
• Intermediate Food Hygiene
• Up to date Health and Safety Training
• Computer literate
• Manual Handling training
• Previous line management experience
• Good communication skills to enable communication with colleagues, patients and clients regarding on job duties and provision of stores service

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

37.5 hours per week, predominately Monday – Friday, but flexibility will be required.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.