Material Handler

SEA Ltd; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Barnstaple is seeking a Material Handler to manage the receipt and transport of materials. You will ensure accurate inventory records and maintain equipment used in material handling. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar roles and a understanding of health and safety standards. This role requires onsite work five days a week and offers a competitive salary of approximately £24.5k based on experience.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Free onsite parking

Half day Fridays

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in material handling.
• Forklift truck license is beneficial.
• Attention to detail for record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Receive and unpack material deliveries.
• Transport materials using forklifts.
• Cycle counting to ensure accuracy.
• Enter material movements in ERP system.

Skills

Previous experience in a similar role

Forklift truck license

Understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements

Attention to detail

Computer literacy, including ERP systems

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Tools

Forklift

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Material Handlers receive materials and move them to the places they need to be. They also maintain materials records to make sure the business’ stock is always accurate.

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 circa £24.5k, 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.

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
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% 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

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Forklift truck license would be highly beneficial
• 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 literate, including using ERP systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for understanding requests and responding

Join us

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]