Stores Operative

Our aerospace client, Mission Systems Wimborne Limited, is currently seeking two Materials Handlers to join their team on the early shift at their Wimborne, Dorset site. This is a permanent position offering a great opportunity for those with experience in stores and material handling.

Key Skills Required for this Role:

Stores, Material Handling, IT Literate, Good Communicator

Job Description:

Early Shift:
Work Hours: Monday to Friday 6am-2pm
Shift Uplift: 25%
As a Materials Handler, your main responsibilities will be dispatch-focused. This includes tasks such as packing, arranging shipments, and coordinating with shipments. Strong English skills are required for effective communication. A B1 counterbalance forklift license is preferred, as forklift operation will mainly involve loading and unloading vehicles, approximately 1-2 hours a day. Candidates without previous stores experience will be considered, as long as you are IT literate, willing to learn, and possess good communication skills.
Key Responsibilities include:

• Deploying inventory to shop floor locations, kanbans/regulators, or via kitting operations as required.
• Conducting accurate stock checks and cycle counts.
• Maintaining quality, batch control, and traceability of all parts.
• Issuing stock parts to the workshop and updating the system accordingly.
• Packaging orders for safe delivery to the customer.
• Maintaining and filing Goods Received Notes and records.
• Flexibility with working hours during heavy workload periods.
• Handling receipts for indirect purchases.
• Undertaking other duties as reasonably requested by the company.
• Performing operations according to safety, health, and environmental principles.
• Stocking goods in inventory or specified locations on the line.
• Executing ERP transactions involving movement of inventory and related tasks.
• Executing kitting tasks in response to shop floor demand signals.
• Unpacking and checking goods received against purchase orders or invoices.

Qualification and Experience:

• Ideal experience working in warehouses or as a material handler.
• Certification to operate a truck is advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to lift and move material over 15lbs.
• Computer literate.

Join the team now and apply for this Materials Handler position with Mission Systems Wimborne Limited!