Materials Supervisor

Job Overview

UHS Estates Limited is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting new role for the UEL Materials & Logistics team. Due to expansion of our service areas a review has taken place of the current structure, with the aim of providing the best possible service to our customers and our teams.

Supervising a team of around 25 staff, consisting of Materials Management Assistants Materials & Materials & Equipment Operatives. The teams provide a consumable replenishment service to select specialities, ensuring that the clinical staff have the consumables they need to provide a world class service. Including the timely delivery of equipment and the consumables.

The role will be to provide direct support to the Materials Management team and Materials & Equipment team. Whilst also being the first point of escalation for our customers. Ensuring priorities are maintained and operational issues resolved in a timely manner.

The role will be best suited to someone who likes a fast paced environment, every day will have slightly different challenges. Whilst these challenges often need support for resolution there and then, the longer term fix also needs to implemented/escalated.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The company is responsible for the design and construction of new buildings, and the ongoing provision of services, including estates maintenance, soft facilities management and the management of equipment, consumables, and materials.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Person specification

Physical requirements of the post

Essential criteria

• Lifting and handling boxes of varying shapes, sizes and weights (up to 20kgs)
• Manoeuvre cages of goods (up to 180kgs) safely through busy corridors from Stores area to ward or department.
  
  

Qualifications / Training Required

Essential criteria

• Moving and Handling
• Basic level experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel.
• General standard of education including GCSE in English and Maths.
• Diploma in Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations (CIPS)/NVQ3 in Business Administration, or similar plus in depth knowledge of Materials Management principles and process including stock control, ordering, invoicing and customer care skills to level 4 diploma equivalent.
  
  

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an operational environment, contributing to operational objectives
• Materials Management experience
• Customer service experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Supervisory experience