Logistics Team Member

Stockport, England, United Kingdom

1/14/2025

We are currently looking for a Logistics Team Member

A Little About Us

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

About The Role

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

The core responsibility of this role is to receive vehicle components, kit and supply line-side in a safe and timely manner in addition to maintaining good housekeeping, methods and behaviours within the purpose-built facility. You will also support the Warehouse Manager and Supervisor with service delivery and improvement initiatives.

• Supporting a small shift team in the Warehouse operations.
• Ensuring safe receipt of goods and timely assessment and processing into stock/kit/line-side/quarantine.
• Receiving product-specific training to understand process flow and the needs of your internal customers.
• Working with Warehouse, Quality and Production teams to ensure goods are available when and where needed.
• Contributing to the safe, tidy and professional running of the Warehouse operation.
• Accurate kitting activity, completion of supporting forms and hand-held devices as per training provided.
• Safely delivering workflow activities to a production schedule.
• Engaging constructively in training provided and identifying any areas which are unclear to assist an efficient learning process.
• Seeking and highlighting any opportunities for continuous improvement in safety, cost, quality, delivery and environmental performance – we want you to feel a part of the process and your feedback is valued.
• Collating data to support Warehouse performance metrics.
• Supporting the Warehouse customer focus – presentation of image and working standards to internal customers and external visitors.
• Communicating effectively with internal and external customers.
  
  

What We Need From You

Applications will be considered from candidates with a current Driving Licence and Forklift Truck Licence. Previously having Health & Safety at work training and being a qualified First Aider would be advantageous but is not essential. We need you to have previous experience in Warehouse Operations, and it would be desirable for you to have previous SAP experience, Microsoft Office skills, a basic knowledge of MRP2, experience with safety in a Logistical/Manufacturing environment and experience with component metrology and quality improvement tools.

What You Can Expect From Us

We signed the Armed Forces Covenant in 2018 and achieved their Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award in 2024 which means that we actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process. When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy a range of employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Flexible working
• Half day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Generous holiday leave which increases with service
• Free, unreserved car parking, with electric charging stations
  
  

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply by clicking the link at the top of the page or email your CV with a cover letter to careers@knds.co.uk.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note that we have a Preferred Supplier List in place and we will contact agencies directly should the need arise, however, any unsolicited CVs received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.