Materials Handler

Mars; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Share incentive plan

Pension plan

Fridays half-days

25 days leave

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Materials Handler for its high-tech manufacturing site in the UK. The role covers Stores and Materials Handling, with duties including booking in returns and goods in on the ERP within 24 hours and collaborating with Purchasing on queries.

You will assist with cycle counts, Kanban, and kitting, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on time while maintaining a proactive team mindset and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in a stores/warehouse environment.
• Strong organisational and numerical skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and under pressure.
• Good communication to share expertise with others.
• Familiar with stock control and replenishment systems.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Book in Returns and Goods In and input on ERP within 24 hours.
• Liaise with Purchasing on queries.
• Assist with Cycle counts, Kanban and Kitting.
• Ensure work is complete, timely, accurate and thorough for kitting and goods in.
• Manage Stores and Materials Handling operations.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Stores/Warehouse experience

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Numerical skills

Stock control systems

Forklift licence

Tools

Stock control systems

Job description

A leading high-tech manufacturer is looking to recruit a Materials Handler on a temporary to permanent basis. This is an amazing time to join this business and during a period of exciting growth.

The Materials Handler will be responsible for Stores and Materials Handling operations. On a day-to-day basis, the Materials Handler will book in Returns and Goods In and to input these on the ERP System within 24 hours of being received and liaise with Purchasing on any query's. You will Assisting with other duties in Stores like Cycle counts, Kanban's, and Kitting, ensuring that work is complete, timely, accurate, thorough for kitting and goods in received.

The Materials Handler will ideally have the following skills and attributes:

• An understanding of MS Word, Excel, and MS outlook
• Experience of working within a stores or warehouse environment
• Forklift Licence - not essential
• Experience of working within teams, budgets and timescales
• Confidence and communication skills to share expertise to help others
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to work on their own initiative but also be part of a proactive team
• Attention to detail
• Able to work under pressure
• Knowledge of stock control and replenishment systems
• Good numerical skills
• Familiar with & understands general principles and procedures within a stores/warehousing environment within the high technology sector

Benefits

• competitive starting salary
• structured career development opportunities
• good work-life balance
• 25 days annual leave
• half-days on Fridays
• private healthcare
• a share incentive plan
• a defined contribution Personal Pension Plan
• a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements