Material Handler

ASCO - Workforce Solutions; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ASCO - Workforce Solutions in the United Kingdom seeks a Warehouse Controller to act as the primary contact for onshore and offshore clients, ensuring prompt and accurate packing while aligning with sailing schedules.

You will coordinate stock movements, lead by example in safety practices, and maintain precise ERP records to optimize material handling and storage operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory movement and stock control.
• Familiar with ERP systems and shipping coordination.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock movements, returns, repairs, and scrap disposals.
• Coordinate work orders with sailing schedules for timely processing.
• Arrange transport, inspection, repair, or relocation of inventory.
• Record material movements in ERP systems to ensure accuracy.
• Conduct stock counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Provide operational analytics as required.
• Maintain site housekeeping and safe working practices.
• Lead by setting clear expectations and high safety standards.
• Ensure cost-efficient execution of ASCO operations.
• Carry out work efficiently and effectively.
• Assist Team Leader with SID/AIR investigations.
• Prepare for shipment and use client and ASCO systems.
• Act as SME for key processes across operations.
• Promote LiveSafe Interventions (LSI).

Skills

Inventory management

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication

Health and safety awareness

Education

Standard Grades/National 5

Tools

SAP warehouse transactions

MS Office Suite

Job description

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday 0800 - 1700

Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, the purpose of this role is to serve as the primary point of contact for both onshore and offshore clients, ensuring material is packed promptly and accurately while meeting the client sailing schedules. You will be required to build and maintain strong working relationships with client representatives to support the efficient handling of all materials movement and storage activities, in line with established procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Inventory management focusing on processing work orders, stock movements, returns, items for repair and scrap disposals.


• Coordinate work orders for shipping with the sailing schedule, ensuring timely processing


• Arrange transportation, inspection, repair or relocation of inventory where required.


• Deliver stock accuracy through recording all material movements on Company/Client ERP systems.


• Stock counting of inventory held, investigating discrepancies highlighted by the process.


• Provide operational analytical information as required.


• Ensure excellent housekeeping is always maintained across the site, with clear segregation between people and plant.


• Provide leadership by establishing clear expectations and demonstrating high standards of work practices and safety conscious behaviour.


• Responsible for the safe, efficient and cost-effective execution of all ASCO operations undertaken by personnel within the site.


• Ensure all work is carried out in an efficient and effective manner.


• Assist Team Leader with SID/AIR investigations


• Maintain and prepare for shipment functions in line with agreed procedures


• Accurately use the clients and ASCO systems


• To be a subject matter expert (SME) in key processes and to understand all activity across the operational requirement


• Promote, and raise where appropriate, LiveSafe Interventions (LSI's)

Minimum Competencies (Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours)

• Maintains positive work relationships


• Effective Time Management


• Computer literate across the MS Suite and SAP warehouse transactions


• Solutions based with strong planning, organising and numeric skills, and an excellent attention to detail


• Accustomed to working effectively in a fast-paced environment, flexible and can adapt to changing workloads and priorities and emergency situations, where high standards are not compromised under pressure


• Motivated to achieve the highest standards of performance and customer support, maintaining a culture of continuous improvement and innovation


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and in writing


• Understanding of Health and Safety legislation

Minimum Qualifications

• Standard Grades/ National 5 (or equivalent)