Material Handler

A brilliant opportunity for to work for BAE Systems in Portsmouth where you will be tasked to ensure that all materials and tooling are identified, kitted and available for production. This role will co-ordinate and work collaboratively with the stores and supply chain team to ensure the daily drum beat of work is released to production.

YOUR SKILLS:

• Good communication skills to ensure information can be flowed within the IDT and industrial levels. • High levels of customer focus to ensure that delivery meets and exceeds the set expectations set by both the Ship staff and COM’s.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety requirements/legislation.
• Good financial awareness skills to ensure value for money for material and tooling provision, with the aim of reducing material costs to projects.
• Excellent problem solving skills that enables information to be collated processed so solutions are put in place to assist the daily drum beat of production teams.
• Good people and behavioural skills to motivate a team to deliver effectively against tight schedules. • Must be methodical when reviewing information within IFS so that faults and issues can be identified and corrected prior to work being released.
• Has the ability to interpret Engineering specifications, drawings and guidance to ensure material and tooling provision is readily accessible to Team Leaders and industrial staff prior to it being released.
• Computer literate and good understanding of IFS, Word and Excel.

TYPICAL DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

Accountable for pre-production checks to ensure right materials and tooling is assigned to work orders that enable Team Leaders to allow first time execution of work.

Deliver kitted work orders to the receipt and despatch area of the project.  

Accountable for taking issues and problems with materials/tooling and apply fundamental problem solving skills to resolve issues that arise from production delivery.

Work collaboratively with the planning and supply chain team by completing material usage reviews and ensuring the relevant follow up actions are actioned 

Liaise with other stakeholders such as logistics and stores to improve the material provision and recommend adjustments to the Min/Max stock levels 

Effectively communicate with the planning and estimating team to ensure the parts database is live and accurate and achieve sharing of best practises across the material community.

WHY BAE SYSTEMS?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.