Forklift Inventory Controller

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Morson are recruiting on behalf a leading defence equipment manufacturer based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. This is a contract role although highly likely to be long-term

£17.80 per hour for the first 12 weeks rising to £18.80 per hour PAYE (£23.91 per hour for the first 12 weeks, rising to £25.26 per hour Umbrella) **INSIDE IR35**

Overview of department:

Working within a state-of-the-art defence manufacturing facility the role will involve issue, receipt and management of stores and inventory in a stores/lineside environment. Loading, control and monitoring of work packages in a manufacturing environment

*suitable candidates MUST have either valid forklift license and/or forklift driving experience*

Responsibilities:

• Stock control / storekeeping including shelf life control
• Forklift truck driving
• Loading the manufacturing cells with the requisite jobs in accordance with planned lead and cycle times, in order to comply with manufacturing programmes and delivery schedules
• Packing including the use of hand tools. Receiving and issuing of tooling
• Updating computer records
• Kitting activity
• Loading and unloading of Lorries

Skillset/experience required:

• MUST have prior Stores/Inventory experience
• Computer literate, comfortable and capable with software such as Microsoft Excel
• Fork lift truck licence would be ideal, failing that prior forklift truck driving experience will suffice
• Any familiarity with an Enterprise Planning System e.g. SAP, Oracle etc would be highly beneficial
• Able to follow instructions
• Willing to work flexible shift patterns
• Attention to detail
• Work on own with minimal supervision
• Use own initiative
• Any knowledge of Kanban and 2 bin systems would be desirable