Oshkosh Corporation

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

Our innovative and growing UK sales and service centre is hiring for a warehouse operative. The Warehouse Operative will report to the Parts Specialist, with indirect reporting to the Workshop Supervisor. This role is being developed in line with the UK & EMEAI Strategies and will work in conjunction with our Parts, Workshop, and Inside Sales teams. The support that this role will offer to both the UK&I Team, and the customer and supply base will help towards meeting all elements of the strategies, but in particular the ‘Unparalleled Customer Experience’; ‘Provide and Prove the Value of JLG’, ‘Live a People’s First Culture’ and ‘Institutionalized Operational Excellence’ elements.

Responsibilities for Warehouse Operative

• Stock movement on XA Mapics

• Comply with all the warehouse procedures, processes and safe working practices

• Carry out additional tasks, duties and responsibilities as required to achieve departmental requirements

• Follow work to list as directed by supervisor

• Accurate picking of customer orders using XA Mapics system

• Working to tight deadlines and completing various tasks at short notice

• There will be some physical and repetitive light, medium and heavy lifting and moving of stock in this role. Lifting boxes daily including occasional heavy manual work

• Being adaptable and flexible in your approach to work

• Preparation and receipt of appropriate documentation pertaining Receiving and Dispatching orders using XA Mapics, Online Express (OLE) and Microsoft excel

• Ensure accurate stock checking of parts and machine inventory

• Maintaining accurate records including timesheets, stocktake, machine movements

• Keeping workshop & stores & Yard at a good level of tidiness

• Helping in all aspects of the warehouse workload

• Experience of working in a busy warehouse/ stockroom

• Full UK driving license as you will be driving stock to different locations

• Fork-lift competency certificate as you will be driving a forklift to Unload/load machines & parts need on a daily basis

• Prepared to be trained on the use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS) and is okay with working at heights

• Facility lock up on a daily basis

Qualifications for Warehouse Operative

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, CRM’s (Salesforce) and Excel spreadsheets using pivot tables

• Overtime paid at time and half once you work over 45 hours

• Assist Team leader in any additional activities as required

• Assist in loading trailer or truck

• Assisting in the overall production and despatch of orders

• Maintaining high levels of Health and Safety standards

• Must thrive on working in fast paced, reactive working environments

• Be strongly skilled in organisation, problem-solving, customer service, and multitasking while being committed to excellence

• Must have strong interpersonal, communication (phone & email etiquette) and organisational skills

• Must be able to assist in sales and marketing campaigns as needed, particularly through presentations

Good emotional intelligence, effective interaction with callers, visitors, managers and co-workers and self-management are keys to success in the role.