Materials Controller (Overhaul Facility, Manchester) **3 POSITIONS AVAILABLE**

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles); Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Health care cash plan

Bike2Work scheme

Volunteering days

Tree-planting

Donation drives

Sponsorship scheme

Flexible Working policy

Family Friendly culture

Job summary

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) is seeking a Materials Controller to support its Overhaul Facility operations across the UK. You will ensure materials, components, and tooling are received, stored, controlled, and delivered to production in a timely, accurate manner.

Reporting to the Materials Manager, the role emphasizes stock integrity, asset tracking in ERP, and supporting overhaul schedules for major components such as PWPs, bogies, wheelsets, and traction motors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in warehousing, stores, or materials control operations.
• IT literate with Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Process all goods inwards and outwards (physically and in the ERP system), ensuring timely and accurate updates.
• Maintain accurate stock levels, logs, and system records to ensure data integrity and availability of overhaul materials.
• Support Engineering and Production by issuing materials in line with overhaul schedules and BOM requirements and deliver material and material kits to the production lines.
• Manage consumables, PPE, and tooling stock, including COSHH-controlled items, ensuring availability and compliance with CAF standards.
• Coordinate logistics for deliveries, collections, and shipments (including repairable components and subcontracted services).
• Support the Materials Manager with stock audits, cycle counts, reconciliations, and KPI reporting.
• Ensure stores operations comply with CAF HSQE processes (including 5S methodology), ISO standards, and safety regulations.
• Raise purchase requisitions and process approved orders in the ERP system when required.
• Provide accurate documentation for stock movements, repairs, and warranty-related transactions.
• Liaise with suppliers, central stores, and other CAF projects to manage material transfers and logistics.
• Assist in the setup, organization, and continuous improvement of the stores area, including layout, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in team meetings and cross-functional activities as required.
• Support training of new starters or colleagues on stores processes and CAF systems.
• Carry out other stores and logistics activities aligned with business requirements.
• Manage the asset tracking in the ERP system making sure all components, sub-components and materials are updated accordingly to the physical movements.
• Enter and maintain accurate data in CAF systems (ERP, maintenance management, and reporting tools) as required by the team.
• Prepare and maintain electronic filing of stores and operational documentation, ensuring full traceability of maintenance and materials records.
• Controls consumables and stationaries for the office.
• Housekeeping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and organization.
• Support any other business activities, audits and initiatives that align with the project scope and the qualifications of the Material Controller.

Skills

Warehousing

Inventory control

ERP experience

Excel

Forklift operation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About Caf

Innovation is in our DNA - we thrive on pushing boundaries and adapting to new challenges with a flexible approach. Proud to be a global leader, our fast-paced growth provides exciting opportunities for our team and the community.

About Caf

Innovation is in our DNA - we thrive on pushing boundaries and adapting to new challenges with a flexible approach. Proud to be a global leader, our fast-paced growth provides exciting opportunities for our team and the community.

Committed to maintaining trains and trams, our mission is to enhance vehicle safety and reliability. Our ultimate goal is to deliver a comfortable, dependable, and sustainable commuting experience for all passengers.

Based out of multiple locations across the UK, our 24/7 operation means we’re always on hand to deliver reliable technical support. Utilising the latest digital technology, we strive to enhance dependability, helping people to get to where they need to be!

We wouldn’t be where we are without our people. Working together as a team, we strive to achieve great things while supporting each other to thrive along the way.

What can you expect from CAF?

• Positive Work Environment: You will work in a positive environment, based on mutual respect and team spirit.
• Professional Development: Our projects are often measured in years, sometimes decades, giving you and the organisation a future.
• Learning and Autonomy: We will encourage you to work autonomously, being able to propose and decide 'what' and 'how'.
• Security and Reliability: CAF has been working for over 100 years on a path that stretches into the future, giving you the security you need.
• Cutting-edge technology: You will work with the latest technologies, facing the challenge of devising innovative approaches and solutions every day.

What will be your role in the company?

The role of Materials Controller is to support the effective operation of the CAF Overhaul Facility by ensuring that materials, components, consumables, and tooling are received, stored, controlled, and delivered to the production teams in a timely and accurate manner.

Reporting to the Materials Manager, this is an operational role and critical to maintaining accurate stock levels, system data integrity, asset tracking (components movements in the system), and supporting overhaul schedules for major components such as PWPs, bogies, wheelsets, gearboxes, traction motors, couplers, HVAC units, and other assets.

The Materials Controller will play a key part in ensuring the stores and logistics functions operate efficiently, safely, and in full compliance with CAF processes, HSQE requirements, and the best industry standards.

Your daily duties will include:

• Process all goods inwards and outwards (physically and in the ERP system), ensuring timely and accurate updates.
• Maintain accurate stock levels, logs, and system records to ensure data integrity and availability of overhaul materials.
• Support Engineering and Production by issuing materials in line with overhaul schedules and BOM requirements and deliver material and material kits to the production lines.
• Manage consumables, PPE, and tooling stock, including COSHH-controlled items, ensuring availability and compliance with CAF standards.
• Coordinate logistics for deliveries, collections, and shipments (including repairable components and subcontracted services).
• Support the Materials Manager with stock audits, cycle counts, reconciliations, and KPI reporting.
• Ensure stores operations comply with CAF HSQE processes (including 5S methodology), ISO standards, and safety regulations.
• Raise purchase requisitions and process approved orders in the ERP system when required.
• Provide accurate documentation for stock movements, repairs, and warranty-related transactions.
• Liaise with suppliers, central stores, and other CAF projects to manage material transfers and logistics.
• Assist in the setup, organization, and continuous improvement of the stores area, including layout, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in team meetings and cross-functional activities as required.
• Support training of new starters or colleagues on stores processes and CAF systems.
• Carry out other stores and logistics activities aligned with business requirements.
• Manage the asset tracking in the ERP system making sure all components, sub-components and materials are updated accordingly to the physical movements.
• Enter and maintain accurate data in CAF systems (ERP, maintenance management, and reporting tools) as required by the team.
• Prepare and maintain electronic filing of stores and operational documentation, ensuring full traceability of maintenance and materials records.
• Controls consumables and stationaries for the office.
• Housekeeping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and organization.
• Support any other business activities, audits and initiatives that align with the project scope and the qualifications of the Material Controller.

What salary will you be paid for this role?

As a Real Living Wage Employer, we are proud to pay competitively at CAF. For this role you will be offered a salary in the region of £34,000 per annum.

What will make you successful in this position?

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• English language and Mathematics standard grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
• IT Literate (Microsoft Excel, ERP systems, etc)
• Full driving license
• Proven experience in warehousing, stores, or materials control operations.
• Experience with ERP systems and inventory control processes.
• Usage of forklift, cranes and cargo lifting/handling tools.

About What We Offer

A Real Living Wage employer and proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, RSSB Mental Health Charter and Women in Rail EDI Charter, we’ve a lot to shout about at CAF.

Creating a culture of inclusivity and belonging is really important to us and we’re proud to offer our people a range of benefits to support wellbeing including 25 days annual leave, an excellent workplace pension scheme (with up to 10% contribution from us), not forgetting to mention our generous health care cash plan and Bike2Work scheme just to name a few!

• 25 days annual leave
• an excellent workplace pension scheme (with up to 10% contribution from us)
• our generous health care cash plan
• Bike2Work scheme
• paid volunteering days
• tree-planting
• company-wide donation drives
• providing support to the homeless community and refugees
• Professional Sponsorship scheme
• Flexible Working policy
• Family Friendly culture

Looking for career development? Our Professional Sponsorship scheme will help you to achieve your goals while our Flexible Working policy and Family Friendly culture mean everyone is supported to thrive at CAF.

As a socially responsible business, we offer paid volunteering days and promote a variety of social value initiatives, including tree-planting, company-wide donation drives, and providing support to the homeless community and refugees. We’re creating waves of positive change through delivering meaningful social value impact on and off the tracks!