Material Handler

Caterpillar Brazil; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

Contributory pension (company doubles)

Share scheme (Caterpillar matches 50%)

Annual bonus up to 8%

Flexible benefits including health and

EV car lease

Job summary

Caterpillar’s Aberdeen Service Centre in Portlethen is seeking a motivated Material Handler. You will move, store and distribute materials, supporting production and logistics to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Join a team focused on safety, collaboration and continuous improvement, with benefits and career opportunities across a global company.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or material handling.
• Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic computer skills and inventory systems experience.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and process all incoming goods, rental returns, and customer-owned equipment.
• Ensure inventory control, stock verification and storage management.
• Issue spares, consumables, PPE and equipment to support workshop activities.
• Pick, pack and dispatch sales orders.
• Maintain asset traceability, serial number records and stock accuracy.
• Support annual stock counts, audits and compliance activities.
• Coordinate with Customer Services, Supply Chain and Workshop teams to meet operational requirements.
• Promote and support QSHE standards and safety initiatives.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Logistics experience

Manufacturing experience

Material handling

Picking/packing

Inventory systems

Tools

Inventory systems

Warehouse systems

Job description

Career Area: Operations Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title: Material Handling

Salary : £25,750 to £28,600 (depending on experience)

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Benefits: 29 days annual leave plus 4 public holidays, Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10% Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution. Annual Bonus of up to 8% Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About SPM Oil & Gas SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and safety-focused Material Handler to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the efficient movement, storage, and distribution of materials throughout the facility, ensuring production and operational requirements are met. Working closely with production, warehouse, and logistics teams, you will play a key role in maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting a safe and productive working environment.

What You Will Do

• Receive and process all incoming goods, rental returns, and customer-owned equipment
• Ensure inventory control, stock verification and storage management
• Issue spares, consumables, PPE and equipment to support workshop activities
• Pick, pack and dispatch sales orders
• Maintain asset traceability, serial number records and stock accuracy
• Support annual stock counts, audits and compliance activities
• Coordinate with Customer Services, Supply Chain and Workshop teams to meet operational requirements
• Promote and support QSHE standards and safety initiatives

What You Have

• Top Candidates will have: Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or material handling environment. Previous experience in picking/ packing Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment. Good attention to detail and organizational skills. Basic computer skills and experience using inventory systems. Ability to lift and move materials in accordance with safe working practices. Strong teamwork and communication skills. Top Candidates may have: Warehouse systems experience Knowledge of inventory control processes and stock management.

Additional Notes

This role is based at the Aberdeen Service Centre in Portlethen 5 days per week.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.