Material Purchasing & Goods Inward Assistant

Role Summary

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will work within our Operations Team conducting and supporting the wider team with tasks such as material inspection, Goods Inward, purchasing, booking in goods, stickering, kitting, assembly and general operations duties.

Within this role you will be split approximately 40/60 between being office based and factory based. You will be required to complete Goods Inward, material inspection, assembly and kitting, so there will be hands-on and physical aspects to this role, as well as the office duties. For someone who enjoys variety in their day this is a fantastic opportunity.

Candidate Requirements:

• A confident self-starter.
• Must be able to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and be physically able to cope with typical material inspection and handling duties which can include manual handling loads around 15 - 20kgs.
• Experience in using an ERP / MRP System is essential.
• Experience in Goods Inward or material inspection would be highly advantageous.
• Experience in purchasing within a production setting would be highly advantageous.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Goods inward inspection of Raw Materials and other bought in goods In on a daily basis against the Purchase Order requirements to ensure quantity and dimensional specifications are within acceptable tolerances. This will include manual handling the materials in order to inspect them fully
• Assisting with packing, assembly and stickering of goods ready for despatch.
• Booking goods in on ERP System and responsible for the accurate data input
• Procurement of raw materials to specification
• Placing orders for Sub-Contract activities
• Progressing of Raw Material Purchase Orders & Sub-Contract Purchase Orders
• Maintaining the CRM/ERP system with accurate Purchase Order delivery dates
• Raising Works Orders
• Labelling and kitting of materials

Role Specifics:

Availability: We are recruiting 1 x Operations Assistant to join our Operations Team.

Location: Holton Heath Trading Park, Poole.

Salary: £24,000 - £26,500 Dependent on Experience.

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 17:30. Friday 08:30 to 16:00 (total of 40 hours per week).

Holiday: 20 days pro-rata plus the Christmas Shutdown period and UK Bank Holidays.

Facilities: Free on-site car, motorbike and bicycle parking. On-site shower and changing facilities. Tea and coffee provided to all staff.

DIS Benefit: Group life cover provided to all employees.

Socials: Monthly Summer BBQ’s with a range of food provided to all staff.

Cost of Living: Periodic cost of living salary reviews for all employees.

Health: Annual occupational health surveillance and monitoring for relevant staff.

Well-being: Independent employee assistance programme (EAP). Eye-care vouchers for relevant staff.

Company Profile

We are an innovative Engineering Design and Manufacturing company, based in Poole. Established in 2002, we have transformed into a leading global brand and the premium supplier within our heavy lifting specialism. Known as technical experts and a versatile supplier, we serve many key global sectors and industries such as Wind Energy, Nuclear, Construction, OEM, Marine and Offshore Oil & Gas. Our products are delivered through a number of different channels, such as: direct end user, resellers, rental partners and a strong distribution network.

The Team

We are incredibly passionate about who we are and what we do. We want to be more than just a supplier, we are a technical expert partner to our customers. The lifting industry is a complex, specialised and demanding environment to operate in, constantly driving us to be the very best we can be - it keeps things very interesting!

Our team is the essential foundation, to support the exciting growth and on-going development of the business. The success of our team is driven through our total commitment to our shared behavioural values: Cooperation, Respect, Honesty, Positivity, and Proactivity. This allows us to boast a working environment that is driven, supporting, fun and friendly.

Application:

This role is based in our Head Office in the UK. Therefore, to be considered candidates must hold the Right to Work in the UK. We are not offering overseas visa sponsorship for this role.

We’re professional people, looking for like-minded individuals, therefore we expect a professional application. For an application to be considered, an up-to-date CV must be submitted, supported by a covering letter.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, only candidates successful in passing to the next stages of the application process will receive further contact from us.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £24,000.00-£26,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• ERP/MRP System: 2 years (required)
• Raw Materials Purchasing: 2 years (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Poole (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Operations Assistant