Material Handler

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA); England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Material Handler to manage materials efficiently at their Barnstaple site. The role requires on-site presence five days a week, with responsibilities including receiving and transporting materials, maintaining records, and ensuring safety regulations. The salary is circa £24.5k depending on experience, with various employee perks including flexible working arrangements and medical insurance.

Benefits

Work life balance

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan

Employee Discounts portal

Onsite bistro

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• In-depth understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements for material handling.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Inspecting material handling equipment and reporting any required repairs.
• Entering material movements in ERP system.
• Responding to material requests from other departments.
• Disposing of waste materials safely.

Skills

Forklift truck license

Attention to detail

Computer literacy, including ERP systems

Strong verbal and written communication skills

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‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What 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


• 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

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. Or reach out to us.