Materials Controller - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Venatu

Venatu

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Materials Team Leader

Location:
Clayton West (HD8).

Hours:
Monday to Thursday - 7.45am pm, Friday 7.45am pm with regular breaks
(some overtime is required).

Salary:
£24,000 to £26,000 per annum (dependant on experience).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
Materials Team Leader to join a successful and family run company that specialise in fabrics, particularly rugs and mats, of a high quality.

This is a hands-on role and you will be required to help out on the shop floor as well as operating the FLTs.

PLEASE NOTE - a valid FLT licence is required for this role.

Your duties will be, but aren't limited to:

Ensure the right products are available for the customer/production in the right place at the right time.
Development of a longterm demand plan, increasing availability while reducing distribution costs with a focus on JIT supply.
Lead and develop the materials team with support from the Facilities manager.
Provide leadership and mentoring to all reports to develop a team culture with a cando attitude.
Being responsible for the safety of all forklifts and vehicles by doing daily checks and checking the servicing and MOTs.
Ongoing review current systems and practices, making strategic recommendations for improved processes, and distribution servicing.
Review and ensure best practice in materials movement, Forklift, and vehicle utilisation ensuring the Yard and pedestrians is always safe.
Direct the process and planning of inbound and outbound vehicle movement from Distribution centre to storage (avoiding costly delays).
Lead and mentor the team with a 'can do' attitude, training and development of forklift drivers and vehicle drivers. At all times complying with H&S legislation and company policies.
In winter ensure the gritting procedure is followed and documented.

Required skills:

Be educated to a good basic standard with particular emphasis on numeracy
Have experience relating to loading and unloading HGVs.
Possess a demonstrated track record in a haulage yard environment with experience of managing teams.
Have good organisational skills.

Training will be provided on:

Prioritisation of workload for direct reports and allocation of tasks to each driver.
Development of product/component knowledge.
Development of lean supply chain between sites.
Development of efficient and accurate loading processes.