Technical Material Expediter

2 weeks ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Thales Full time

Location:
British Columbia_Remote_Worker, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales.

Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other.

In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Position Summary

This role is Hybrid Victoria BC.

  • Thales is hiring a _
    _Technical Material Expeditor__ is to interface with the various internal and external stakeholders responsible for planning, scheduling, and maintaining the material requirements for Work Periods and rectification of deficiencies. This includes keeping the various stakeholders appraised of the material status associated with both planned maintenance and corrective maintenance. Additionally, the Technical Material Expeditor is tasked with ensuring the Work Period activities are materially supported, identifying alternate sources of material as and when required._

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • The Technical Material Expediter is responsible for:_
  • Conducting Material Resource Planning activities, including establishing and maintaining the Bill of Materials (BoM) for all identified work items;
  • Identifying material requirements; investigating and advising on alternative methods of obtaining outstanding material that is not available. This may include, but not be limited to, sourcing warehouse inventory, alternate part numbers, next higher assembly, local purchase, vendor/manufacturer availability, repair line assets, and temporary replacement options;
  • Raising requisitions for material and equipment required to support defined maintenance activities;
  • Creating material demands in the Thales and customer ERP system;
  • Prioritizing, Tracking and updating material reservations to support work items;
  • Updating Department of National Defence (DND) Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) to align with Thales ERP system for material movement and status;
  • Tracking material availability and delivery dates; advising on impact to schedule or active maintenance work items;
  • Liaise with the Engineering team to initiate, report and track material obsolescence;
  • Participation in regular team meetings, advising on material status, and recommending remedial action for any potential issues;
  • Generating exception reports; initiating and maintaining additional reports as required;
  • Liaise with internal and customer representatives along with external organizations in supporting a collaborative environment;
  • Completing assigned tasks within time and cost constraints to meet contracted Key Performance Indicator (KPI) requirements within the program in accordance with Thales policy; and
  • Other duties as assigned by Management.
Health, Safety & Environment

  • Comply with and ensure compliance of others to all relevant HS&E legislative requirements, policies, procedures and framework with the intent of preventing or minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment.
  • Promote Thales's Health, Safety and Environmental programs by demonstrating HS&E Leadership in a professional and supportive manner.

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum 35 years' experience working within the Military or a Defence Contract or project desirable.
  • Excellent communication and people skills, adept at interfacing between multiple internal/external stakeholders.
  • Strong computer literacy, with proven experience with Microsoft Office Suite essential;
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities;
  • Experience with the Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) an asset.
  • Previous experience working with IBM Maximo, SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask and work autonomously.
  • Experience working within procurement, finance, project management or Supply Chain & Warehousing environments.
  • Open minded and able to listen; share ideas while bringing added value / capturing innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Trade Certification and/or equivalent experience.
  • Defense Industry experience an asset.

Physical Demands


Predominantly office based, but will also be required to work onboard Naval Vessels, at the Malahat office warehouse, or from home.

Must meet all federal government requirements to access Canadian government facilities, including naval dockyards.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:

  • Required to access and work in DND facilities and therefore must comply with Federal facility health regulations
  • Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
  • Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as this position has direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled

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