Material Handler

Bombardier Transportation GmbH; Westerham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier’s London Service Centre at Biggin Hill seeks a diligent Material Handler to manage goods receipt, inspection, inventory control and material issuance for aircraft maintenance operations. The role requires strong attention to documentation, calibration tracking and safe handling of parts and tools.

Candidates should have aviation/materials experience, a valid driver's license and the ability to multi-task under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in aviation or material/parts environment preferred.
• Goods-In approval experience desirable.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task across competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to maintenance procedures and safety rules.
• Receive, inspect and document incoming materials and tools.
• Enter tooling into inventory and ensure proper labelling/Storage.
• Ensure certificates are filed and material traceability is maintained.
• Issue approved parts and tooling to maintenance with proper documentation.
• Maintain accurate inventory through cycle counts and perpetual systems.
• Monitor tooling calibration and prevent expiry.
• Assist with shipping/receiving and abnormal goods handling.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Ability to work under pressure

Human factors knowledge

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Forklift operation

Job description

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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JobMaterial Handler

Primary LocationBiggin Hill Service Center