logistics manager Oldbury, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Job description
Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.
We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.
Role Overview
We are looking for:
- A part time logistic operator responsible for the storage and loading of finished products, control and offloading of incoming goods & raw materials, operation of the logistics hub / gatehouse to receipt / despatch materials and control sundry site access, housekeeping standards in the logistics areas on site and maintaining computerised records of the materials dispatched and delivered in accordance with site procedures and quality standards.
We count on you for:
- Receipt of packed raw materials, packaging, engineering and other supplies on to site. Checking that such deliveries match paperwork and identification of any issues (eg damage, wrong quantity). The unloading and correct storage of such materials in accordance with site quality and safety systems. Ensure the correct segregation of incompatible materials.
- Ensure compliance with receipt procedures for bulk raw materials via the gatehouse, in accordance with site quality and safety systems.
- Receipt of stores items into stores receipt area, take delivery of / issue out Royal Mail site post and sort into main groupings ready for self-collection.
- Control of vehicles entering and leaving site including during site emergency.
- Operation of site weighbridge, vehicle booking system, receive site visitors, vet vehicles entering site, occasional sundry security such as issuing keys not held elsewhere & releasing cardax system if not able to be done elsewhere.
- Ensure that production is supplied with required raw materials / packaging on time as directed.
- Ensure that finished products are verified as correct (physically and against SAP), and removed daily to the correct storage areas and documented. Ensure all finished products are correctly stored.
- Ensure the location is correctly recorded on SAP computer system.
- Selection of correct product and lots for dispatch and preparation of delivery paperwork as required.
- Ensure all packed orders are ready within specified time limits and to customers specifications. Correct labelling, banding and preparation of orders as required.
You can count on us for:
- This role offers a unique opportunity for the candidate to be part of a growing family and participate in the ambitious transformation journey.
You will bring:
- Experience in an industrial warehouse/logistics environment
- Driving permit for counterbalance forklift truck
- Experience of loading and offloading of packed materials from flatbed vehicles and shipping containers
- Awareness of handling Dangerous Chemicals
- Experience of working in a Chemical COMAH plant environment
- Part of the site logistics team you will have good communication skills, be thorough, accurate, self-motivated, flexible and confident to work alone.
- Must be able to follow procedures and pay attention to detail.
- Must be IT literate
- SAP experience is desirable
- English. Spoken & written, additional European languages advantageous
You will get:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
- Training platform for all employees
- Free language courses (24 languages available)
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
Additional information:
- #LI-MS1
- #LI-ONSITE
About us
After 50 years, we are going back to the Moon... Solvay Materials are making it possible once again for Humans to return to the Moon. Check here our Artemis missions with NASA: we will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.
Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.
