Warehouse Operative

GKN Aerospace; East Cowes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Warehouse Operative for their Logistics Department. The role involves managing material flows, receiving deliveries, and ensuring inventory accuracy. Candidates should have previous experience, be physically fit, and able to work in a team. This position offers comprehensive training and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Physically fit and able to undertake heavy lifting.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to undertake shift work when required.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage material flow efficiently.
• Receive and store deliveries in the warehouse.
• Create fixed bin locations for inventory.
• Track product availability and stock levels.
• Maintain inventory status and perform physical counts.

Skills

Previous experience in a similar role

Good communication skills

Physically fit

Reliability

Ability to work in a team

Tools

B1 Forklift licence

Crane sling licence

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

A vacancy has arisen within our busy Logistics Department for a suitably experienced Warehouse Operative.

Reporting into one of our Logistics Team Leaders, the focus of this role will be to follow standard work for material handling, performing all activities in accordance with safety and quality rules, recording movements of material in the transactional records systems (e.g. receipt, booking), and making proposals to improve safety, quality and efficiency. Where required, adequate equipment will be used to move material (B1 forklift licence will be useful, but not essential as training can be given).

This is going to be a physically demanding role, so applicants will need to be capable of undertaking this type of work

Job Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities of our Materials Handlers could include:

• Managing material flow
• Receiving and storing deliveries
• Creating fix bin locations
• Trackingproduct availability
• Locatingstock
• Physically movingstock
• Maintaining inventory status
• Performing physical inventory procedures
• Maintaining Dept KPI’s
• Problem solving and Kaizens
• Maintaining H&S
• Completing training

Job Qualifications

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience working in a similar role;
• Physically fit and capable of undertaking this type of work;
• Good communicator, with a focus on working as part of an efficient team;
• Reliability, with a willingness and ability to undertake shift work when required;
• Eligibilityto work in the UK
• B1 Forklift or Crane sling licence would be advantageous, but not essential

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.