Materials & Dispatch Coordinator

Group Rhodes Limited; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Group Rhodes Limited in Wakefield is seeking a Warehouse Materials Handler to support production by receiving, checking, and stocking raw materials and coordinating with production teams. You will read basic drawings, handle a range of materials, and perform quality checks while maintaining safe, efficient operations.

This hands-on role requires attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Practical hands-on skills and relevant experience required.
• Engineering, manufacturing or vocational qualification is desirable.
• Forklift truck or lifting equipment certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check and record incoming materials and deliveries, ensuring safe unloading and traceability.
• Maintain safe, organised raw material storage with accurate stock records.
• Prepare, verify and allocate raw materials for production, minimising waste.
• Move and supply correct materials to departments and report shortages or delays.
• Carry out basic quality checks and report defects.
• Finish by deburring, cleaning and preparing for next stage.
• Prepare finished goods for dispatch by packing and organising items.
• Follow health, safety and housekeeping procedures.

Skills

Practical hands-on

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Reading engineering drawings

Following instructions

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Education

Engineering/manufacturing qualification (desirable)

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Main Duties include:

Goods Receiving

• Receive, check and record incoming materials and deliveries, ensuring they are safely unloaded, stored and traceable

Raw Material & Stock Control

• Maintain safe, organised and clearly labelled raw material storage, with accurate stock records, regular checks and proper identification of reusable offcuts

Material Preparation

• Prepare, verify and allocate raw materials for production, minimising waste through effective cutting, identification and stock return processes

Production Support

• Move and supply correct materials to departments, communicating any shortages, discrepancies or delays.

Inspection

• Carry out basic quality checks, reporting any defects or non-conforming items, and handling components carefully to prevent damage

Deburring & Finishing

• Finish by deburring, cleaning and preparing for next stage, ensuring components are well-presented to a high standard

Painting

• Carry out painting preparation/application, ensuring suitable finish, safe working practices and a clean, organised painting area

Dispatch Preparation

• Prepare finished goods for dispatch by checking, cleaning, protecting, packaging and organising items to prevent damage

Health, Safety & Housekeeping

• Follow health, safety and housekeeping procedures, including PPE, manual handling and COSHH requirements

(E) = Essential; (D) = Desirable

Qualifications

• Relevant practical skills and experience required (E)
• Relevant engineering, manufacturing or vocational qualification (D)
• Forklift truck, overhead crane or other lifting equipment certification (D)

Skills & Knowledge

• Practical, hands-on approach to work (E)
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail (E)
• Ability to work accurately and follow instructions (E)
• Ability to read basic engineering drawings, measurements and use standard measuring equipment (E)
• Comfortable handling a variety of materials and manufacturing components (E)
• Able to work independently and as well as part of a wider production team (E)
• Able to work safely within an industrial/manufacturing environment (E)

Experience

• Previous experience within an engineering, manufacturing, warehouse or materials environment (D)
• Experience handling steel bar, tube, plate or similar raw materials (D)
• Experience operating industrial saws (D)
• Experience with stock control or materials management, and carrying our basic inspection (D)
• Experience spray painting or industrial finishing (D)
• Previous experience within an engineering, manufacturing, warehouse or materials environment (D)