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Role: Stock Administrator

Location: Cheltenham

£27,500 - £28,500

Day Shift 7.45am – 4.45pm (12.30pm finish on Friday)

Benefits

flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking.

This market leading engineering company are recruiting for a Stock Administrator to join their site in Cheltenham. The company manufacture and supply a range of specialist products to various industries across the globe.

Responsible for administration tasks associated with a busy logistics operation around product lifecycle management (PLM), engineered to order (ETO), transit location management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, sales order requests, negative corrections, cycle counting & discrepancy investigations.

Responsibilities:

Excellent working knowledge and ability to carry out all key administration tasks across the full operation
Develop and foster cross functional key relationships with wider logistics and business teams.
Ensures customer orders are processed to meet on time to requirement (OTTR) requirements.
Operate computerised databases and systems to ensure that all transactions are accurate and completed within the required timescales.
Perform routine daily duties for the collection and correct disposal of recycling and general waste streams as required.
Understand and comply with Company Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) pratices, identify areas for improvement and support related initiatives
Understand and comply with the Company Core Values
Engage, suggest and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and projects, as required
Flexibile to complete other duties when required
Develop and drive your own personal development plan
Requirements:

Skilled in planning and executing daily tasks with strong numeracy and literacy capabilities, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all operations.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), with expertise in data management, reporting, and process optimization.
Ability to follow instructions accurately and consistently
Strong attention to detail to ensure high-quality standards
Motivation to learn and develop within the role
Proactive and adaptable approach to changing priorities
For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – (phone number removed) or email your cv (url removed)

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors

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