Material Specialist

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

R31734 Material Specialist

Location: Aldermaston, Reading

Salary: Starting salary £35,000 dependant on skills and experience plus allowances

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. For this role, employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, while maintaining an onsite presence. Please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working pattern as part of your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting a Material Specialist to oversee Material Management across warehousing, inventory, asset and stock control in accordance with Material Control policy, standards and procedures.

What you’ll do:

• Working within a Logistics environment undertaking picking, packing, stock rotation, quarantining, disposing and clearing and distributing locally, nationally and internationally.
• Lead and task manage operations staff to carry out processes; and verify that tasks conform with the plan, standards and instructions whilst ensuring that training and standards of peoples' competence for the safe operation of tasks within the area are met.
• Deliver stand up accountability meetings / PLOW’s / PLODs to maintain focus within the team to ensure efficient delivery in support of Operations and/or the Program.
• Physical material control and Record Management of all inventory stock across all business areas ensuring that all movements of inventories are managed and recorded in a timely manner.
• Participate in annual audits of stock against the program as initiated by the centralised audit and assurance team.
• Responsible to conduct data analytics over all business systems used for the purpose of accuracy and characterisation of assets supporting material control teams across the business.
• Initiation and participation in physical inventory counting of stock against the cycle count programme ensuring that all electronic records are updated and retained for auditing purposes supporting the development of metrics for upward progress reporting.
• Collate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and convert into infographics, reports, tables, and graphs to maintain performance dashboards in support of Non-Nuclear Material Operations, the wider Logistics capability ultimately focusing on future readiness in support of the programme.
• Maintain SharePoint site ownership for shared working - ensuring compliance with GDPR and that all signposted information is relevant and up to date.

• Task managing a team of operatives conducting Logistics activities.
• Responsible for ensuring that training and standards of peoples' competence for the safe operation of tasks within the area are met.
• Where applicable operation of specialist logistics equipment for instance Forklift Truck, Mechanical Handling Equipment, specialist vehicles, clearance and disposal equipment for logistics activities as defined by the process.
• Ensure that any through life service management is applied to all relevant stored stock i.e. calibration scheduling, rotation of stock, end of service life checks.
• Organise, sort and prepare materials across site for delivery including picking and packing of items and components for safe transportation.
• Locating material in the appropriate stores location using (FIFO system) with the characteristics of the commodity.
• Where appropriate support arrangements for the specialised movement of material such as dangerous goods and explosives.
• Issue material with appropriate documentation in response to suitably authorised demands to meet the program and / or operational need.
• Maintain all localised documentation relevant to the workplace such as risk assessments, safe systems of work (SSOW) ensuring compliance with safety, security and legislative requirements.
• Use of IT, using corporate warehouse, asset and inventory systems for the day-to-day management of stock.
• Initiation and participation in physical inventory counting of stock against the cycle count programme ensuring that all electronic records are updated and retained for auditing purposes.
• Engagement with inventory custodians across the business providing subject matter expertise, aid in the coordination of movements of inventory and ensuring inventory control compliance.
• Investigate stock discrepancies and manage authorised stock adjustment ensuring timely escalation where discrepancies cannot be resolved.
• Ensure that data held within corporate management systems for inventory management is accurate to ensure the system in continuously developing and provides effective data and information.
• Supporting the disposition process through sentencing ensuring accurate record keeping on corporate systems as items are dispatched for disposal.

Who are we looking for?

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

· 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

· You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

· Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

· We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Next steps:

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Important things you need to know:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodationsduring the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. Westrive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.