Permanent
£42,000 - £46,000 p/a
Braintree, Essex
On-site
Production Control and Materials Manager | Braintree | £42,000 - £46,000
The Role
* Manage all goods inward/outward activities and documentation
* Ensure accurate ERP/MRP booking, BOM structures, allocations and job transactions
* Maintain full AS9100 traceability, material certs and paperwork control
* Issue materials, consumables and bought‑out parts to production
* Support job progression through machining and subcontract processes
* Coordinate subcontract operations (heat treatment, plating, anodising, grinding etc.)
* Act as the final sense‑check for dispatch, paperwork, quantities, traceability and presentation
* Monitor stock accuracy, shortages and replenishment
* Lead stock counts and cycle counting
* Assist with month‑end WIP reviews and reporting
* Drive improvements across stores and production control
What We're Looking For
* Experience in precision engineering, CNC machining, aerospace, defence or subcontract manufacturing
* Strong ERP/MRP system experience (essential)
* Extremely organised, disciplined and detail‑focused
* Strong understanding of stock control, traceability and quality documentation
* Excellent computer literacy (Excel, ERP/MRP, manufacturing systems)
* Strong people skills, able to work across multiple departments and personalities
* Proactive, energetic approach, drives jobs through the system, not just processes transactions
* Clear communicator with good common sense and the confidence to challenge issues
* Takes ownership of problems and follows them through to resolution
Why Join?
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Long‑established aerospace/defence engineering business
* Backed by a major international defence group
* Strong order book and growing demand
* Close‑knit team with real operational influence
* Investment in systems, processes and capability
If you're ready to take ownership of material control and system accuracy in a growing aerospace engineering environment, apply now for the Production Control and Materials Manager role
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