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Reporting to the Stores Supervisor and working across both General Stores and Goods Received, you will help keep our ship repair projects moving by ensuring materials, equipment and stock are available where and when they are needed, supporting colleagues and operations across the business.\nWho are we?\nWith a combined workforce of more than 2,000 people and operations across Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth, Balaena is one of the UK’s most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups. We combine industrial agility, innovation and community partnership to support national resilience, commercial competitiveness and sustainability across naval and merchant ship sectors.\nOur integrated facilities create one of the world’s most capable ship repair and shipbuilding groups, with 12 dry docks and strategic reach across the UK and Mediterranean. We respond quickly to defence and commercial requirements, maintain close control through our in-house capabilities and work alongside customers to deliver what they need, when they need it.\nWhat will you make happen?\nEnsure materials, tools and equipment are issued efficiently to operational teams.\nMaintain accurate stock and inventory records using company systems.\nSupport effective stock control processes and assist with stock monitoring activities.\nReceive, inspect and process incoming goods and deliveries.\nIdentify, record and report damaged or non-conforming materials.\nMaintain organised, safe and efficient store areas at all times.\nSupport the movement and handling of materials using appropriate equipment.\nLiaise with colleagues to ensure operational requirements are met.\nEscalate issues, shortages or concerns promptly to supervisors.\nContribute to the smooth and efficient running of stores and logistics activities across the site.\nYou will thrive in this role if you:\nEnjoy practical, physically active work in a busy environment.\nTake pride in being organised, accurate and dependable.\nUnderstand the importance of stock control and maintaining accurate records.\nAre comfortable using computer systems and data entry tools.\nWork well as part of a team while taking ownership of your responsibilities.\nHave a positive, proactive approach to problem-solving.\nPrioritise safety and follow processes consistently.\nEnjoy supporting others and contributing to successful operational outcomes.\nWhat you'll bring\nPrevious experience of working in stores/logistics\nKnowledge of lifting equipment will be advantageous\nKnowledge of stock control including computerised data entry\nA good level of computer literacy, specifically MS Excel & Sage 200\nA current forklift certification\nA full clean driving licence, for duties driving company vehicles\nWhy join us?\nMake an impact - Join a knowledgeable team and contribute directly to our maritime engineering projects\nBuild financial security - Benefit from an employer pension contribution of up to 4% and life cover worth seven times your basic salary.\nLook after your wellbeing - Access sick pay, dental, optical and counselling support, digital mental health services and an employee assistance programme.\nMaintain balance - Receive 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, alongside maternity, paternity and parental leave support.\nSecurity requirements\nBecause of the nature of some of our customers’ work, certain roles are subject to security control restrictions. Factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities and your place of birth may affect which duties you can undertake.\nAll successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check and attain Security Check (SC) Clearance as part of pre-employment checks, further information on this can be found here.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4081,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Science & Engineering","Marine & Ocean Engineering","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T08:32:06Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/balaena-stores-operative","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/balaena-stores-operative.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T12:48:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11517,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3840379},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3840379"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbalaena-stores-operative"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbalaena-stores-operative"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbalaena-stores-operative"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/balaena-stores-operative\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbalaena-stores-operative"}]}