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Material Handler

Bombardier

Westerham

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

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Job summary

A leading aircraft services company is hiring a Material Handler for their Biggin Hill Service Center in the UK. The successful candidate will manage incoming and outgoing parts, ensure compliance with safety and environmental procedures, and maintain accurate inventory. Knowledge of aircraft components and experience in aviation are essential. This role offers an opportunity to thrive in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

  • Experience of accepting aircraft components.
  • Basic knowledge of applicable European regulations.
  • Export shipping experience.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure timely handling of incoming and outgoing parts.
  • Receive and inspect materials for damage and documentation.
  • Maintain accurate inventory using systems.

Skills

Experience in aviation or material/parts environment
Ability to multi-task
Valid Driver’s License
Ability to work under pressure
Computer skills for office applications
Knowledge of aircraft parts and terminology

Education

Incoming Goods Inspector training
Airfreight Security Employee training
Road Transport/Awareness ADR training

Tools

SAP
Forklift
Job description
Overview

Bombardier’s Business Aircraft London Service Centre in Biggin Hill is part of an award-winning network and is the flagship of Bombardier’s European operation. This Base and Line Maintenance Centre is the fastest-growing Service Centre in Europe and the largest Business Aircraft OEM in the UK. The facility has the capabilities to perform an array of maintenance checks, modifications and upgrades all from this site. Only 14 miles from London, Bombardier’s Biggin Hill Service Centre is ideally located to support operators in the UK region and beyond.

What are your contributions to the team?
  • Adhere to Bombardiers Maintenance Organization Procedures, among which the relevant parts of the MOE, applicable work instructions and especially environmental and safety procedures
  • Attend morning meetings and pro-actively inform the team about constraints
  • Determine priority items to ensure timely handling of incoming and outgoing parts, e.g. handling AOG items first
  • Receive / visually inspect all incoming and outgoing materials for physical damage and appropriate documentation, including provisions for properly inspecting electrostatic sensitive components
  • Inspect and identify received tools and equipment and enter tooling in the tooling program
  • Ensure rejected tools and parts (among which suspected unapproved parts) are quarantined and labelled, and that the Buyer Planner is informed about the discrepant condition, so corrective action shall be initiated
  • Accept aircraft components and materials in accordance with SAP
  • Ensure that all material certificates are properly filed and materials are properly stored, and that material is kept linked to the supplier source
  • Issue approved parts, materials, special tooling and ground support equipment to the maintenance department that is accompanied with the appropriate documentation
  • Ensure that outgoing materials are placed on the right customer account
  • Maintain accurate inventory (via cycle counts, perpetual, work-in-progress) using computerized / manual systems to include purchased parts, manufactured parts, materials, tools, etc.
  • Ensure that material is removed from store before it will expire
  • Preparation of picked items prior to aircraft input and the issuance to the Project Responsible/Certifying Staff upon arrival
  • Monitor special tooling to ensure all issued tooling is within its calibration period
  • Removal of special tooling from its location in advance of its calibration date
  • Monitor inventory levels of consumables and report findings to the Buyer Planner to replenish such stocks
  • Monitor cores to ensure they are returned to the vendor in a timely manner
  • Maintain good housekeeping practices in stores
  • Perform other duties as assigned
How to thrive in this role?
  • You ideally would have previously held a Goods-In Company approval with experience of accepting aircraft components
  • You have previous experience in aviation or material/parts environment
  • You have the ability to multi-task
  • You have a valid Driver’s License
  • You have the ability to work under pressure
  • You have knowledge on, and practicing of, human factors, human performance and limitations
  • You have computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email, and web-based applications
  • You have "Airfreight Security Employee" training
  • You have "Road Transport/Awareness ADR" (Dangerous Goods) training
  • You have "Incoming Goods Inspector" training
  • You have basic knowledge of aircraft parts and terminology
  • You have previous experience with SAP
  • You have basic knowledge on applicable officially recognised European regulations, being EASA Part-145, ADR, IATA category 7/8
  • You are ideally Forklift qualified
  • You have export shipping experience

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply.

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Job details

Job Material Handler

Primary Location Biggin Hill Service Center

Organization Bombardier Services (UK)

Employee Status

Requisition 9797Material Handler

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