Job Description:

Stores and Facilities Operative
Location: Gillingham
Salary: £27,976 - based on a 40 hour week 
Hours of Work: 7AM - 3PM Monday to Friday 
 
Summary
Hill McGlynn Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established and respected construction company based in Gillingham who are seeking a practical and detail-focused Stores and Facilities Operative to support the day-to-day running of their warehouse and operational site. This role combines hands-on stores management with facilities support, ensuring materials are accurately tracked, readily available, and that the workplace remains safe, organised, and fully operational. Working closely with internal teams, contractors, and tenants, you will play a key role in maintaining efficient stock control, supporting logistics activity, and contributing to a well-run, compliant and audit-ready environment.
 
About the Role
This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining accurate stock control, supporting day-to-day warehouse activity, and ensuring facilities remain safe, organised, and fully operational.
 
Key Skills

• Stock control and inventory management
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Organisation and time management
• Basic IT literacy (email, Excel, stock systems)
• Problem solving and initiative
• Effective communication with teams, contractors, and tenants
• Health & safety awareness in a warehouse or maintenance environment
• Teamwork, reliability, and accountability

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of materials, tools, parts, and consumables
• Conduct cycle counts and support stocktakes, reporting discrepancies
• Issue materials to internal teams and contractors
• Manage goods-in and goods-out processes
• Support facilities, tenants, and site logistics
• Maintain safe, clean and compliant working areas
• Monitor PPE and equipment
• Report stock shortages and operational issues

About You
Essential

• Experience in warehouse, stores, or stock control role
• Confidence handling materials and maintaining records
• Basic health and safety understanding
• Basic IT literacy (email, Excel, stock systems)
• Counterbalance forklift license
• Full UK Driving Licence is essential
• Literacy and numeracy to GCSE standard

Desirable

• Microsoft 365 experience (Outlook, Excel, SharePoint)
• Manual handling certification
• Maintenance/construction/estates background
• Inventory system experience

 
Apply Now
If you are a practical, organised individual with warehouse or stores experience and want a varied role with responsibility, we'd like to hear from you.