Specialist Materials Manager (SWS/PTS)

J Murphy and Sons Ltd are currently recruiting for a Materials Manager to join our award-winning team at our Leeds Facility. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Materials Manager will ensure a high level and consistent approach to all specialist materials management, proactive stock monitoring, quality assurance, specification compliance, are achieved on all projects. The Materials Manager role will be mainly office based, however; there will be a hands on requirement for issuing materials to the shop floor in line with programme and aiding with offloading, checking for compliancy, traceability and storing material receipts.

Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. J. Murphy & Sons has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients including National Gas Transmission, Cadent Gas, SGN, National Grid Ventures, on both transmission and distribution networks. Our projects include Compressor stations, Natural Gas and LNG Terminals, AGI’s, pipelines and diversions.

Acknowledged within the top five best big companies to work for by Best Companies, there is no better time to join J. Murphy & Sons. Take a look at the role outline below and if you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Materials Manager within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch today

What will you be doing?

• Ensure a high level and consistent approach to all specialist materials management, proactive stock monitoring, quality assurance, specification compliance, and traceability are achieved on all project's.
• Reviewing MTOs, Isometrics and relevant data sheets, to ensure Materials are compliant and available for issue to the Facility for Fabrication.
• Maintaining liaison with the Materials Team relating to all aspects of material receipts, certification, and delivery schedules to the facility.

To work closely with Fabrication supervisors to ensure programmes and met and material issues are dealt with in a timely fashion.

Ensure the SWS/PTS project controls are complete such as review drawings and completing isometric material issue to fall in line with production schedule.

Proactively maintaining Traceability for Materials to both Original Certification and Client, ensuring all non-conforming materials are Quarantined accordingly and the relevant stakeholders are kept informed.

Actively manage the Quarantine Register engaging with all parties and aiding with resolution through release or replace.

Supervision of the assistant and ensuring they adhere to the requirements as outlined above will need to provide supervision to ensure all activities are covered.

Establishing and maintaining a listing of all permanent materials in accordance with purchase orders / requisitions (Material Schedule).

Receipt inspection of all permanent materials, including welding electrodes.

Manage the storage, handling, and issue of Electrodes in line with Company Procedure.

Maintain certification records and liaise with wider Specialist Materials Team as required, this includes regular teams and face to face meetings. 

Who are we looking for?

• Oil and Gas or relevant related Piping Materials experience.
• Knowledge of the wider organisation and how it functions within the external environment. 
• Proactive individual, looking to improve, learn and engage with the wider team and maintain the Facility & Company reputation.
• Able to develop positive working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent Excel skills

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service

Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review

Above market rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus

Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus

Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations

Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development

Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464  to discuss in more detail. 

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK