Materials Flow Specialist – ERP, Kanban & Forklift

Thorlabs Ltd; Ely; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Free refreshments

Canteen entertainment area

Job summary

Thorlabs Ltd in Ely is seeking an Internal Logistics Operator on a 3-month FTC to run material and electronic flow operations within our end-to-end value stream, enabling the production of finished goods. The role emphasizes safe working practices in a yard and production environment.

The position involves operating forklifts and pallet trucks, following electronic workflows in ERP and Kanban systems, maintaining stock accuracy, and loading/unloading goods from vehicles.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow time-bound Standard Work.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving with customer service focus.
• Counterbalance truck certificate (or actively pursuing) with training body recognition.

Responsibilities

• Carry out material flow processes to fulfil supermarkets, stock replenishment, Kanbans and waste processing.
• Operate internal machinery to replenish supermarket stock.
• Use forklifts, motorised pallet trucks and other manual handling methods.
• Load/unload loads from vehicles.

Skills

Material flow

Forklifts

Pallet trucks

ERP systems

Kanban

Stock control

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP software

Barcode scanners

PC / Mobile devices

Job description

Thorlabs Ltd in Ely is seeking an Internal Logistics Operator on a 3-month FTC to run material and electronic flow operations within our end-to-end value stream, enabling the production of finished goods. The role emphasizes safe working practices in a yard and production environment.

The position involves operating forklifts and pallet trucks, following electronic workflows in ERP and Kanban systems, maintaining stock accuracy, and loading/unloading goods from vehicles.