Job Title: Material Controller
Location: India Mill, Darwen
Salary: £22,500 to £24,500 depending on skills, experience, and relevant qualifications.
Job type: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week over a 4-day week, Monday to Thursday.
Brookhouse Aerospace is a well-known and respected name in the Aerospace Industry currently in its 71st year, and during this time, the business has seen many positive changes following an MBO in 2021 from Kaman UK.
We offer a range of capabilities, including manufacturing composite components, metallics, sheet metalwork, fabrication, machining and treatments.
We are approved and certified for JOSCAR, AS 9100 and NADCAP certificated and are approved Tier 1 and 2 suppliers to the Aerospace and Defence manufacturers in the UK and internationally, such as Airbus, BAE, MBDA, Rolls Royce, Safran and Spirit.
The Company prides itself on its innovative approach to product design and manufacturing and its excellent reputation for high-quality customer service.
The role:
If you are a highly experienced Material Controller with at least three years of working experience within an aerospace/ manufacturing environment, this could be the ideal role for you.
The role is integral within the Shared Services Value Stream (Goods In/Out, Stores, Ply Cutting, Inspection) and is intended to primarily manage the Time and Temperature Sensitive (TATS) materials and their movements within the business.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Inspection processing – diligently checking Certificates of Conformity against customer specifications and confirming material suitability for use or raising issues where appropriate.
- Material movement transactions – undertake timely, accurate electronic transactions to transfer materials to the relevant locations within the system.
- Maximize material life
- operating FIFO principles
- monitoring remaining life on materials and where appropriate highlighting the need to look to extend material life
- remove expired materials from the system to ensure accurate stocks of available materials
- Ensure the storage of materials is organized, traceable and complies with relevant standards e.g., NADCAP and permits a safe working environment.
- Issue materials within the ERP system (Epicor) to ensure that full traceability exists and to manage any anomalies with respect to material quantities.
- Select and supply the necessary parts or materials for processing operations at required times and ensure these are correctly recorded with the ERP system.
- Undertake cycle counts to ensure accurate stock levels and where discrepancies occur – investigate as directed and bring forward solutions to avoid further occurrences.
- Support the other members of the store’s team in the event of absence
- Physically remove items (rolls, kits) from the freezer (with assistance) and return or store them where required and as produced in the ply cutting department.
The Candidate:
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Can plan and organise workload
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Computer literate and able to use Microsoft Office applications
- Able to complete a high volume of work within tight deadlines.
- Ability to work both within a team but also able to work independently with minimal supervision and their own initiative.
Working pattern:
- 4-day week Monday to Thursday 07:15 am to 5:00 pm totalling 37 hours weekly.
- Overtime is available from Friday to Sunday at premium rates of pay.
Benefits:
- Holidays start at 33 days per year (including Bank Holidays) pro rata for 4 days.
- Overtime rates after basic hours are 1.5 of your basic hourly rate, and Fridays and Saturdays
- Overtime rates for Sundays are 2.0 of your basic hourly rate.
- Shift Allowances: Nights 33%, Double day 18% and Blended Rota 22%
- On-site – Occupational Health
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Corporate Simplyhealth Cash Plan (Benefit in Kind)
- Life Insurance x 2
- Currently sourcing a subsidised onsite canteen
Brookhouse-Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities and Age Positive Employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK under ITAR restrictions
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Process Operative, Senior Line Operative, Production Team Leader, Logistics Supervisor, Logistics Operative, Inventory Administrator, Stock Control Assistant, Materials Planner, Stock Controller, Stock Movement Coordinator, Good Inwards, Good Outwards, Inventory Controller, Inventory Coordinator may also be considered for this role.
