Material Handler

**COMPANY BACKGROUND**:
Northern Hydraulics Ltd is proud to be one of the UK’s top manufacturers of industry leading precision hydraulic cylinders. Throughout our 35 years in the industry, our global clients in the excavator, mining and quarrying and materials handling industry, have come to expect the highest quality products.

Accredited with Investors in People Silver Status, and recognized as a Best Managed Company by Deloitte the business has undergone considerable expansion in recent years. Northern Hydraulics continues to invest in both its people & technology today.

As part of our continued growth and expansion, we are currently recruiting for a **material handler **to join our team.

Reporting to: Department Team Leader

**ABOUT THE JOB**:
**MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Load, unload & moving goods and raw materials throughout the yard and production floor
- Operating gantry cranes & other material handling apparatus to assist in the loading & unloading of materials onto & off HGV vehicles & throughout the factory as necessary
- Checking goods inwards for any damage and reporting to purchasing department as necessary
- Checking delivery documentation for goods inwards and ensuring quantities and specification of materials correspond
- Providing information on e.g.) material shortages to the purchasing department in a timely manner
- Cycle and full stock counts as part of overall stock management
- Operating forklift trucks and powered pallet trucks to transport materials
- Coordinate stock rotation of raw materials to the various departments within the factory
- Coordinate the timely flow of material between the goods inwards yard and production areas
- Receive all incoming stock and transfer in line with Company Kanban processes
- Maintaining a good standard of housekeeping in the yard and work area
- Securely packaging goods and loading on to HGV vehicles for dispatch
- Supporting the saw zone and ensuring adequate flow of material to support this department
- Any other duties, within reason & capability, as determined by team leader.

**ESSENTIAL CRITERIA**
- Strong multitasking skills
- Good communication skills both verbal & written
- Ability to work as a team & independently
- Experience operating workshop machinery
- Willingness to operate in line with company health & safety policy relative to the workshop environment
- Willingness to obtain forklift license / HGV license as per company needs
- Willingness to operate in line with company quality procedures
- Willingness to be flexible in accordance with the business needs

**DESIRABLE CRITERIA**
- Experience in engineering environment
- Experience/Understanding of lean manufacturing process
- Forklift license

**Hours of Work**:
Monday
- Thursday: 07:30 - 16:30

Friday: 07:30 - 13:30

**In return you will receive**:

- Competitive salary
- Early finish on a Friday
- Westfield Health membership
- Access to cycle to work scheme
- Flexible holidays
- Long service reward
- Free on-site parking
- Learning & development opportunities
- Career progression opportunities
- Northern Hydraulics is an equal opportunities employer._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dungannon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person