Material Handler

SEA Ltd; Barnstaple; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days' annual leave, plus buy and-s‑

Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual

Half day Fridays

Reservists in the Armed Forces receive

Private medical health insurance & EAP

Health Cash Plan

All Staff Bonus

Group Pension Plan up to 8% employer

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing Centre

Sports & Social activities

Employee Discounts portal

Life assurance policy

Recruitment rewards

LinkedIn learning opportunities

Onsite parking

Job summary

SEA Ltd seeks a Material Handler to join the Barnstaple site. The role is onsite five days per week, handling receiving, storage and issuing of materials to support production and operations.

The salary is up to £26k depending on experience, with a strong emphasis on safe handling and accurate ERP-based stock movements. You'll be part of a team that keeps materials flowing, maintains stock records, and supports other departments with timely resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing/logistics environments.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements for material handling.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping.
• Proficiency with ERP systems for material movements.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic IT skills including Word/Excel.
• Numeracy skills for stock control and calculations.

Responsibilities

• Receive and unpack material deliveries.
• Extract and load materials for transport.
• Perform cycle counts to verify stock accuracy.
• Transport materials within warehouse/facilities using equipment.
• Inspect material handling equipment and report maintenance needs.
• Enter material movements into the ERP system.
• Respond to material requests from other departments.
• Dispose of waste materials safely and legally.

Skills

Warehousing experience

Health & safety

Attention to detail

ERP literacy

Verbal & written communication

Microsoft Word & Excel

Numeracy

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Material Handlers ensure materials are received, stored, moved and issued efficiently throughout the business. They maintain accurate stock records, handle materials safely, and support operational teams by providing the resources needed to meet production and customer requirements.

Material handler will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role does require being onsite 5 days a week.

The salary for this role is up to £26k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Receiving and unpacking material deliveries
• Extracting and loading materials for transport
• Cycle counting to ensure orders match materials received
• Transporting materials in a warehouse or factory, often using forklifts and other material handling equipment
• Inspecting material handling equipment and reporting any required repairs or maintenance
• Entering material movements in enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
• Responding to material requests from other business departments
• Disposing of waste materials safely and legally

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Cash Plan
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• Warehousing/Logistics experience
• In-depth understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements for material handling
• Attention to detail for the accurate fulfilment of material requests and record-keeping
• Computer literacy, including using ERP systems
• Verbal and written communication skills for understanding requests and responding to material requests
• Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, or similar word processing and spreadsheet programs
• Numeracy skills for accurate record keeping and calculations

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you'd like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on [e-mail].