Materials Controller
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 to £33,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Surrey (GU12), Surrey, GU12 4PQ |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SE27560_1770225460 |
Summary
Materials Controller
Surrey (GU12)
Commutable from - Basingstoke, Farnham, Woking Guildford, Aldershot, Reading, Farnborough
Monday-Friday Days 7am-3pm
£30,000 - £33,000
Benefits:-
- Private Pension (3% Employee / 6% Employer) + X4 Life Assurance
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Company Sick Pay, Buy/Sell 5 Days Holiday
Our client is a leading packaging manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group. This site has a great culture, with brilliant staff retentions numbers. Due to growth they are looking for a Materials Controller in their production planning team.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all production admin tasks in terms of production materials availability
- Place purchase orders for materials
- Check incoming material loads on to the company ERP system
- Manage inventory issues, work closely with suppliers to chase up on orders and resolve issues
- Deal with rejection notes / remakes
- Weekly stock checks
- Quality control checks of incoming materials
- Work closely with wider teams about materials availability, suggest areas for improvement
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Ideally have previous experience in a similar materials controller / planner role
- Must have strong MS Excel skills
- Beneficial if used an ERP system previously for materials
- Ideally have worked in a production / manufacturing environment
- Willingness to train and learn new things
- Be a proactive person, suggest improvements
- Role would suit someone that is happy with office tasks and getting down on the production floor
- Problem solver, able to think outside the box
- Highly organised and confident when dealing with suppliers
"To apply please email your CV / resume to [ chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk ]". - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.