Do you have previous experience working in a manufacturing environment dealing with export control, handling dangerous goods, warehouse methods and more?
Are you looking to work for an established organisation who can offer a rewarding career?
Logistics Controller
Salary: Competitive
Location: Sandwich, Kent
Job purpose Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager the post holder will be responsible for maintaining inventory and supplies by receiving, storing, kitting and delivering items. They are responsible for the security of the inventory. Control of ILS activity for spares and repairs. Liaising with the company's Production team ensuring that material is available for manufacturing operations in line with the production schedule thus ensuring that projects are achieved on time, to quality and budget.
Main duties & responsibilities:
- Ensure that the store is manned with suitably qualified and experienced personnel to meet the expected outputs. This is through the training, assigning, scheduling, planning and disciplining of the team. Coordination of resource requests with other teams.
- Control of material, consumables and inventory of special project spares and associated clean room materials.
- Assist the Supply Chain Manager with daily management tasks.
- Meet operational standards of performance, identify and implement continuous improvement activities and resolve issues when identified.
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and recommend changes to them when appropriate.
- Ensure that received items are booked in and located correctly within the agreed timeframe.
- Ensure that items are kitted for production in line with the production schedule.
- Ensure that the dispatch process is followed and items are packaged appropriately and dispatched in a timely manner to ensure that the customers and suppliers receive the goods in line with their expectation.
- Demonstrate that the stores department are meeting their objectives of performance through measurement and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Ensure that inventory is managed using FIFO.
- Use appropriate commodity management methods such as Kanban.
- Carry out a perpetual stock take to ensure that 100% of inventory is checked on an annual basis, investigating and reconciling any discrepancies.
- Maintain the warehouse though the best utilisation of space to maximise its efficiency.
- Ensure that vehicles, plant and equipment are maintained and available for use at all times.
- Ensure that all shipments comply with Export Controls & Dangerous goods Controls
Specifications:
- Experience of operating in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrates a good level of understanding and application of warehouse methods, principles, concepts, practices, and standards
- Experience in Export control
- Experience in handling dangerous goods
- Computer literate. Use of ERP.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and effectively manage time and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation
- Knowledge of current Environmental legislation
Company Benefits
- 9 day fortnight (every other Friday is a non-working day)
- Competitive salary, company profit sharing scheme, stakeholder pension, private healthcare plan and death in service scheme.
- Rewards and recognition scheme and employee engagement initiatives
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within this industry with a collaborative, supportive and ambitious employer in Kent.
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