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Logistics Materials Handler

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Logistics Materials Handler to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

  • Transportation of materials between the Research & Development site in Port Sunlight and the Materials Innovation Factory site in Liverpool including loading and offloading.
  • Management of stock movements and holding
  • Movement of hazardous and non-hazardous raw materials including consumables around both sites
  • Must have an understanding of COSHH, Classification Labelling Packaging and the Global Harmonised System regulations and associated hazards.
  • Liaise with the Materials Innovation Factory Facilities Management Co-ordinator regarding stock required for that day
  • Manage the safe storage and segregation of all materials depending on the hazards
  • Manage the correct labelling requirements as per the Global Harmonized system
  • Compliance with  housekeeping standards must be maintained at all times
  • All stock to be held on an inventory and updated regularly
  • Completion of manual stock checks and date checks of the warehouse inventory
  • Manage a first in first out system with all materials
  • Reporting of any out of date stock
  • Decanting volumes of raw materials including some pre-melt materials
  • Transportation of materials between the Research & Development site in Port Sunlight and the Materials Innovation Factory site in Liverpool including loading and offloading

The Ideal Candidate

  • Must have a full clean UK driving licence and experience driving transit vehicles
  • Must have an understanding of COSHH, CLP and GHS regulations and associated hazards
  • Must have a proactive nature and the ability to work on your own initiative without supervision
  • Must be computer literate and have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office/similar software
  • Numerate and literate with developed communication skills
  • Ability to evaluate requirements effectively and to relate to Sodexo services
  • Organisation skills and structured methods of working
  • Able to plan and prioritise workload accordingly
  • Good administrative and customer service skills
  • Portray at all times a professional image to our client
  • A counterbalance fork lift truck licence is advantages
  • Ability to grasp requirements effectively and to relate to Sodexo services
  • Experience in a similar role with raw materials is advantages
  • Certificate in dangerous goods by road training (ADR) is advantageous

Package Description

We are looking for a new Materials Handler to join our Logistics Department based at Port Sunlight.   Please send your CV with a covering letter to Neil Bell, Logistics Manager, Sodexo, Unilever Research, Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3JW.is Closing date for applications is 11th November 2016.

About the Company

Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

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