Onsite Materials & Inventory Specialist

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Group Life Insurance

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Materials Operative to support inbound/outbound material movements, stock control, and stores activities at Ashford. You will collaborate with the stores team to ensure timely provision of materials for train maintenance and manage returns and stock accuracy.

Ideal candidates have planning/procurement experience, inventory control system familiarity, and a strong grasp of health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a planning/procurement role within a manufacturing facility
• Experience with a computerised inventory control system
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Competent IT Skills in Microsoft Office
• An understanding of health and safety requirements of a working environment

Responsibilities

• Assist the Materials team with end-to-end processes of inbound/outbound goods and material issuing transactions
• Collaborate with Train Maintainer stores team to ensure seamless material provision
• Maintain material returns, quarantined items, and returns to stock as dictated by business needs
• Assist with purchasing of materials, spares, equipment, tools and services ensuring on-time delivery
• Prepare material for dispatch and arrange courier collection
• Support monitoring of material demand and trends and highlight changes to Materials Team
• Use and maintain the MRP data as the primary planning system tool
• Support inventory checks to ensure correct stock levels and report variances

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Materials Operative to support inbound/outbound material movements, stock control, and stores activities at Ashford. You will collaborate with the stores team to ensure timely provision of materials for train maintenance and manage returns and stock accuracy.

Ideal candidates have planning/procurement experience, inventory control system familiarity, and a strong grasp of health and safety requirements.