Technical Store Keeper at Grand Cereals Limited (GCL) – Jos & Anambra

Grand Cereals Limited (GCL), a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria Plc, is an integrated foods company whose primary activity is the creation of superior value from local raw materials to produce and deliver superior quality brands in the animal feed, edible oils, breakfast cereals, pet food and other intermediate and consumer cereals products to Nigeria and West Africa markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Store Keeper

Locations: (Jos) Plateau and (Onitsha) Anambra
Employment Type: Full-time
Function: Supply Chain
Reports To: Technical Store Manager

Purpose of Job:

• Responsible for receiving, stocking and issuing spare parts in the technical store and supports the management of inventory levels using SAP.

Key Accountabilities:
Goods Issues, Receipts and Storage:

• Carry out verification of spare part reservation in work order, issue out spares physically and then post out in SAP while at same time updating physical bin card for issued spares.
• Assigns proper storage areas for new items, determines and assign shelves, racks and bin numbers in a manner that supports 5S in work area and in accordance to established storage systems.
• Reports to Spare Parts Store Manager in case a modification to bin number is required.
• Transfers received items from receiving bay into appropriate bin location.

Documentation:

• Maintains material requisition slips and material return slips in register for ease of referencing.

Work Preparation and Maintenance:

• Supports the Planned Maintenance process by ensuring that spare parts are stored in such a manger that they are easily retrievable from stock and in good condition.

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) Review and Update:

• Supports the Periodic MRP review by Technical Store Manager to ensure availability of spare parts to support production by providing real time information on spares movement.
• Proactively provide information to Technical Store Manager for modification (Description, OEM number, Make, MRP settings etc.) of spare parts description

Stock Count, Verification and Accuracy:

• Carry out daily verifications of spare parts issues to ensure that stock accuracy is 100% at all times. Investigates discrepancies and ensures agreed measures from Analysis are implemented on time and in full.
• Perform weekly cycle counts as assigned and reports observation to Technical Store Manager.
• Participates actively in all scheduled inventory stock counts.
• Actively takes part in reconciliations resulting from stock counts

Workplace Organization

• Maintenance of 5S in the stores by ensuring that storage areas, shelves and bins are clean and tidy at all times and in line with agreed layout to enable ease of stocking, withdrawal and reduction of incidences of commercial obsolescence.
• Ensures that the workplace is organized according to extant 5S standards

 Health, Safety and Environment

• Reports near misses, unsafe conditions and unsafe behaviour within and outside work area
• Participate in period hazards identification and detailed risk assessment in work area as applicable
• Participate in investigation of safety events (Incidents, accidents etc) in work area.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of an Ordinary National Diploma in any Engineering related discipline
• A minimum of One (1) year relevant work experience in a technical role.

Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

• Basic knowledge of SAP MM and Inventory Management techniques
• Basic knowledge of spare parts and relationship with equipment
• Analytical and Numerate Skills
• Effective communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Physical and mental alertness.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2021.