Logistics Operative

Jefferson Wells Key Accounts; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company in Coventry is seeking a Logistics Operative to join their team. The role requires precision, safety, and adaptability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will possess experience in manual handling and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining quality standards. Benefits include a competitive pay package, career progression opportunities, and various employee perks.

Benefits

Free car parking

Competitive pay package

Career progression opportunities

Pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution

25+ statutory holidays

Subsidised canteen

Life assurance

Annual Cash Incentive

Employee Assistance Program for health & wellbeing

Employee discounts

Income protection

Volunteering day off

Qualifications

• Experience in a manual handling and hands-on shop floor position.
• Eagerness to grow and learn within a team.
• High focus on maintaining quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Pick and pack following Standard Operating Procedures.
• Complete Dangerous Goods training and handle materials safely.
• Transfer materials to inspection and packing areas.

Skills

Manual handling experience

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

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This business is an international leader in the aerospace, defence and energy markets, employing more than 60,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities, and regional offices worldwide.

Working closely with their customers, this business delivers technologically differentiated systems and products for the most demanding environments, with high certification requirements for applications across its core end markets. Through focusing on engineering and operational excellence, this business builds broad installed bases of equipment and provides services and support across a fleet of approximately 73,000 aircraft.

Business Core values:

Winning culture, valued customers, passionate people, and engaged leadership are what have allowed them to become the company they are today.

The Role:

Join our team as a Logistics Operative!

The Logistics Operative role sits within a busy manufacturing environment, where precision, safety, and adaptability are essential. The ideal candidate will be a multi-skilled individual with a proactive attitude, capable of contributing to a seamless and efficient team operation.

If you have a sharp eye for detail, a passion for efficiency, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, you'll fit right in.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Picking and packing, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and adhering to set processes and detailed instructions.
• All team members are required to complete Dangerous Goods training and must be comfortable handling materials.
• Transfer of materials to quality inspection and/or packing area or production zones.
• Ensuring inbound couriers are directed safely across the yard to the appropriate unloading bay.
• Handover of correct deliveries to the outbound courier and retrieval of the signed collection note.

Skills required:

• Previous experience in a manual handling and hands-on shop floor position in a manufacturing environment or warehouse.
• Previous experience within a wider manufacturing or engineering environment.
• A good team player and an individual who has an eagerness to grow and learn.
• A good level of physical capability is required, with regular manual handling as part of the role.
• High focus on attention to detail, always maintaining quality standards.

Benefits include free car parking, a competitive pay package, career progression opportunities, a pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution, 25+ statutory holidays, a subsidised canteen with Starbucks, life assurance, ACIP (Annual Cash Incentive), an Employee Assistance Program for health & wellbeing, employee discounts on various goods and services, income protection, business resource groups, and a volunteering day off.