Shipping Receiving Specialist

Job Description

Shipping Receiving Specialist page is loaded Shipping Receiving Specialistlocations: Prestwick, UK/Scotlandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: May 1, 2026 (13 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR110778Woodward integrates leading-edge technologies into fuel, combustion, fluid, actuation, and electronic control systems for the aerospace and industrial markets. At Prestwick, we repair and overhaul aircraft engine fuel controls, for customers in Europe, Middle East and Asia.We are seeking a Shipping Receiving Specialist to join our team at Woodward, Prestwick. What’s in it for you At Woodward, our “employees” are called and treated as “members” and we’ve created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. It’s an inclusive, positive, collaborative, and socially responsible environment where members work together for outstanding outcomes. What we are looking for Key Responsibilities: Processing Orders: Inspect and verify goods against purchase orders, work orders, and sales orders to ensure accuracy and quality. Product Handling: Prepare and process orders, ensuring timely and accurate dispatch of products, and to verify appropriate packaging and handling codes for transporting of product . Inventory Management: The specialist maintains accurate inventory records, oversees stock levels, and conducts regular inventory audits to ensure consistency between physical counts and system data. Documentation: Handle and organize all necessary shipping, receiving, logistics documentation to ensure compliance and traceability. Equipment Operation and Maintenance: The role involves operating and maintaining material handling equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks, and ensuring the work area is organized and safe. Key Skills: Attention to Detail: Accurately inspects incoming and outgoing shipments and orders to ensure all items are correctly received and dispatched without errors. Time Management: Efficiently prioritizes tasks to meet shipping, receiving and material movement deadlines, ensuring timely processing of all logistics activities. Teamwork and Communication Skills: Effectively communicates with team members, and relevant stakeholders to coordinate shipments and resolve any issues that arise. Collaborates with colleagues and other departments to ensure safety, quality, and delivery of product to internal and external customers. Organizational Skills: Maintains orderly records and organizes inventory to facilitate easy access and tracking of goods. Basic Computer Skills: Utilizes business systems, and inventory management systems to enter data, process shipments, and generate reports. Physical Stamina: Handles the physical demands of the job, including lifting and moving packages, operating material handling equipment, and standing or walking for extended periods. Inventory Management: Monitors stock levels, conducts regular inventory counts, and ensures accurate inventory records are maintained. Problem Solving Abilities: Identifies and resolves issues related to shipping and receiving discrepancies, damaged goods, and delayed shipments promptly and effectively. Basic understanding of Logistics processes including all relevant documented instructions. Safety Compliance: Adheres to all safety regulations and company policies to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and their colleagues. Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organisation and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all. Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. We offer a competitive salary determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Woodward Operations Incentive bonus scheme – target of 7.5% paid quarterly, discretionary. Vacation: We offer new members 29 days holiday plus 4 public holidays. Personal Pension Scheme: All members will be automatically enrolled after month 1 with employer contribution of 9%. Income Protection and Life Assurance: All members after month 1 are enrolled on these schemes, income protection at 60% of salary in cases of long-term absence and 4 times your basic salary for life assurance. Salary Sacrifice: Offers on the latest technology and bike to work scheme. Occupational Health / Wellbeing: + Our commitment to enhancing employee wellbeing means we offer private medical insurance (no medical underwriting) and dental cover after six months. You can also add your spouse and family after two years for a reduced contribution. + Our employee assistance program (EAP) and annual health assessments include certain blood tests and optional flu vaccines help keep you physically and mentally healthy, and safe whilst at work. Learning & Development: We help assess your development needs in line with the role you perform as well as allowing you to further develop your knowledge. This includes access to online course free of charge via LinkedIn as well as our own internally developed Woodward University and the ability to apply for external personal development courses. Employee Discount Scheme: Our portal give you access to everyday discounts with many high street and online retailers, restaurants, and days out, to help make the most of time spent with family and friends. Highfive Recognition Scheme: It is important to us that our people always feel they receive the recognition they deserve. The Highfive app enables colleagues to personally thank each other as well as mark special occasions. Maternity Leave: We can offer flexible working arrangements and advantageous Maternity Policy. Family Responsibilities Scheme: Paternity, parental, adoption, bereavement, and dependent Leave. We care to ensure that we consider every aspect of your needs.Woodward is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Together with our customers, we are enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonized world. Our innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments.At Woodward we have created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. We are a global team of curious, innovative problem-solvers who commit our knowledge, resources and technical expertise to the challenges associated with reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources and increasing efficiency, always innovating for a better future.Woodward is working with our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest energy challenges. This important work needs more than just the brightest technical minds. It requires talented and committed manufacturing professionals, accountants, supply chain managers, human resources experts, information technology specialists and many more. We are looking for dedicated people who want to learn and grow in a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and inclusion.