Material Flow Operative

CDE Group; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

CDE Manufacturing, 370 Doagh Road, is seeking a Material Handler/Kitting role to ensure the timely flow of materials to all factory work centres. You will coordinate across departments to meet production needs and manage shortages with proactive prioritisation and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include maintaining material kits, improving flow processes, and driving 5S standards while adhering to safety policies. The role offers on-site work at our NI facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in a material handler/kitting role.
• Material flow process knowledge.
• Hands on supporting multiple departments.
• Reading and interpreting dimensioned drawings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure material kits are available for each work centre in line with the production schedule.
• Work with the department supervisors to utilise any available resource to support material flow throughout the factory.
• Schedule and prioritise available resource to support production schedules throughout the factory.
• React to any shortages and ensure they are delivered to the required work centre in a timely manner.
• Continually review the Material Flow processes to identify any areas for improvement.
• Monitor shortage NCRs and initiate corrective actions when required.
• Adhere to company safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Monitor and continuously improve shop floor safety, eliminating unsafe conditions.
• Drive 5s standards for work area whilst identifying and implementing improvements.

Skills

Material handling

Kitting

Reading drawings

Multi-department support

Safety compliance

Tools

Forklift license

Crane license

Job description

Job Description

Location: CDE Manufacturing, 370 Doagh Road

WE ARE CDE.

HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

Sand is a finite resource, and it’s running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.

At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects– and we’re only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.

Discover more about life at CDE www.cdegroup.com

About The Role

Job Purpose

Accountable for the flow of material to all elements of the factory, ensuring the required parts are available for each of the departments as per the schedule.

This job description is not exhaustive as other duties may be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure material kits are available for each work centre in line with the production schedule
• Work with the department supervisors to utilise any available resource to support material flow throughout the factory
• Schedule and prioritise available resource to support production schedules throughout the factory
• React to any shortages and ensure they are delivered to the required work centre in a timely manner
• Continually review the Material Flow processes to identify any areas for improvement
• Monitor shortage NCRs and initiate corrective actions when required.
• Adhere to company safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Monitor and continuously improve shop floor safety, eliminating unsafe conditions.
• Drive 5s standards for work area whilst identifying and implementing improvements.

Other

• To adhere to CDE policy and practice.
• To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.

Skills Needed

Managerial / Operational, People, Manufacturing / Production

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Required Criteria

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in a material handler/kitting role
• Material flow process knowledge
• Hands on supporting multiple departments
• Kitting of multiple parts from multiple sources
• Ability to read and interpret dimensioned drawings

Desired Criteria

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a material handling role
• Working with IFS schedules
• Forklift license
• Crane license

Closing Date Wednesday 30th September, 2026

Contract Type fulltime

Salary Based on Experience