Logistics Specialist

GKN Aerospace -
Luton

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Job details

10 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Discounted gym membership
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
SAP
ERP systems
Logistics
Numeracy
Communication skills

Full job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines.

We're hiring a Logistics Specialists to be based at our Luton site supporting both our Defence and Civil business lines, reporting to the Logistics Team Leader. Working within the logistics team the Logistics Specialist will ensure the department meets business requirements and sales targets whilst working closely with other Supply Chain functions using several business systems. The role can cover all or partially: Inbound / Receiving, internal material movements, warehousing, outbound / shipping, freight/transport management, cycle counting, inventory management, transactional activities, packaging.

Core operational hours at our Luton site are: 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday & 07:30 - 12:30 Friday, earlier finish on Friday to start the weekend.

Job Responsibilities

Ensure safe working environment.
Complete logistics tasks with the objectives of reducing lead-time, reducing cost, improving customer service, quality and delivery
Maintain good working relationships with supporting departments such as Finance, Operations, Commercial, Purchasing, Supply Chain
Processing transactional activities to guarantee inventory accuracy in the management system (ERP, MRP).
Managing finished goods/stock and processing customer purchase orders, arranging shipping delivery and invoicing
Obtain documents to meet business/HMRC regulations
Process Inward Processing (IP) internal records
Process scrap
Book transport and maintain a relationship with couriers/freight forwarders

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

Admininstration experience (or ability to fulfil administration tasks)
Competency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Office

Desirable:

Logistics experience gained from a manufacturing environment
Shipping processing experience using ERP systems
Experience of arranging transport for collection/delivery
SAP experience

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Logistics Specialist will be a self-motivated team player with good numeracy, time keeping, communication skills and commercial acumen as well as the ability to learn as full on the job training will be given.

Note: Some GKN programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities. As part of the application process you will be asked to declare when applying for this role.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

Competitive salary dependent on experience
Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
Life Assurance 8 x salary
185 hours holiday + bank holidays
Income protection
Shopping discounts
Cycle To Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (Insurance, servicing, maintenance, roadside assistance and more included)
Free onsite parking
Local gym discount
Free airport parking
Discount with local nursery and preschool childcare setting
Enhanced family friendly leave
A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

Join us and keep the world moving …

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We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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