Material Handling and Warehousing Inspector - Bristol, United Kingdom - GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About GKN Aerospace
A Truly Global Business

Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We're the world's leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components.

With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn.

Together as "one GKN" we're moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions.

We're putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050

Making a Difference

It's great to know you're making a difference to the future of aviation Whatever part you play you'll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

Job Summary

Our modern manufacturing facility at Western Approach is an International Centre of Excellence in composite wing structure design and production, manufacturing composite wing spars and Fixed Trailing Edge assemblies for some of the world's most popular aircrafts.

Based at our Western Approach site at Severn Beach, our new Material Handling & Warehousing Inspector will join our Logistics Team who locate, prepare, move stock, carry out the management of warranty claims and perform salvage activities, whilst maintaining inventory status and performing physical inventory procedures.

As our new Inspector, you will help us ensure all materials are in the right place at the right time.

You will be responsible for the verification of incoming product characteristics, traceability data, batch documentation and other quality records, utilising a range of inspection techniques and methods including - but not limited to - visual, mechanicals, automated, contact and non-contact.

Job Responsibilities

Follow standard work for material handling (e.g. receiving, shipping, warehousing)

Perform all activities in accordance with safety and quality rules

Use adequate equipment (forklift, tow train) to move material

Records movements of material in the transactional records systems (e.g. receipt, booking)

Make proposals to improve safety, quality, efficiency

Use appropriate equipment (forklift, tow train) to move material

Prepare Tags for Escapes found at receiving and communicate with Suppliers as necessary

Support Scrum process on Supplier Tags and escapes found at Operations and/or customers.

Analyse and communicate supplier quality performance and identify improvement areas.

Support root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances including supplier audits

Support continuous improvement of production and inspection processes by implementing Lean initiatives.

What You'll Bring
To help us make a difference, you'll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential

Willingness to undertake training towards in relation to Internal Flow & Warehousing

Safety first mind-set

Attention to detail

Desirable

Experience within logistics, preferably within a manufacturing environment

FLT license

Experience within a Aerospace environment

What We'll Offer
Once you're on board you'll get the following perks and benefits:

Salary of £25,500 per annum + Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we'll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
Life Assurance 8 x salary
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Income protection
Shopping discounts
Cycle To Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
A collaborative, dynamic working environment

Why Join Us
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

Join us and keep the world moving