Warehouse Controller

OXB; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A quality-led biotechnology firm based in Oxford is seeking a Warehouse Controller to manage stock operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for receiving, storing, and distributing products accurately. Essential qualifications include prior warehouse experience, manual handling training, and a valid driving license. This role offers opportunities to support life-changing therapies and contribute to a collaborative culture. Join us to grow in a supportive environment and make a real difference.

Benefits

Wellbeing programs

Career development opportunities

Supportive culture

State-of-the-art labs

Qualifications

• High degree of accuracy, numeracy, and literacy.
• Previous warehouse experience is essential.
• Manual handling training is a requirement.
• Driving licence is essential for delivering requisitions.

Responsibilities

• Receiving stock from vendors and ensuring product integrity.
• Maintaining stock accuracy through cycle counting.
• Ensuring cleanliness and security of the warehouse.
• Picking, packing, and checking stock items.

Skills

High degree of accuracy

Numeracy

Literacy

Previous warehouse experience

Manual handling trained

Driving licence

Tools

Mechanical lifting equipment

Job description

At OXB , our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful .

We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Controller to join the Warehouse and Supply Chain (WSC) team at our facility in Wallingford. In this role, you will carry out all the necessary activities to support the warehouse “end to end” function , playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• Receiving stock from vendors, ensuring product is:
  • Delivered without damage
  • At correct location address and matches purchase order
  • Stored in appropriate location (noting any special temperature/hazardous storage conditions)
• Ensuring stock is in correct storage areas (Quarantine; Release; Reject)
• Updating of computer system where applicable to ensure accuracy
• Ensuring accuracy of stock is maintained – by performing cycle counting/stock checks
• Ensuring cleanliness, safety and security of warehouse is always maintained
• Maintaining and updating Standard Operating Procedures to reflect current practices
• Picking, packing and checking stock by item, batch number and quantity as requisition
• Driving company vehicle to deliver requisitions to production and OXB (Oxford Biomedica) sites
• Co-ordinating shipments of Drug Substance (other) for ongoing processing
• Raising purchase requisitions where appropriate

We are looking for:

• High degree of accuracy, numeracy, and literacy
• Previous warehouse experience essential
• Manual handling trained
• Experienced in operating mechanical lifting (FLT not essential)
• Driving licence essential

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than30years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV ) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise .

Why Join Us?

🧘 Wellbeing programmesthat support your mental and physical health

🚀 Career development opportunitiesto help you grow and thrive

🤝 Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture

🧪 State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities

🌍 A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

We want you to feel inspired every day. AtOXB, we’re future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.