Job Title:  Warehouse & Machine Shop Materials Operative

Location: 

Leicester, LEC, GB, LE49JD

Business Unit:  Taylor Hobson
Posting Date:  Feb 18, 2026
Job Description: 

Key Responsibilities

  • All Warehouse Duties, plus absorbing machine shop materials, put away, caching, stock management, Work center management, material cycle counts.
  • Ensure accurate and timely movement of materials to support production
  • Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working environment
  • Work collaboratively with production and warehouse teams


What Taylor Hobson offers you:

  • A fun, relaxed and supportive working environment.
  • 1pm Friday finish.
  • Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
  • Fantastic and supportive onboarding to ensure joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
  • Generous matched pension scheme.
  • Life assurance.
  • Option to join private health plan.
  • Enhanced maternity pay.
  • We are invested in developing your skills and will promote and encourage progression through the business.
  • Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
  • Opportunity to get involved with charity and fundraising, which we are passionate about.
  • Sports and Social Club – fun events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
  • Perkbox – our rewards app offering discounts from a multitude of retailers, a GP service and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Program to ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees.
  • On-site mental health first aiders
  • Employee referral scheme of £1000
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • An inclusive workforce.
  • Free onsite parking, electric charging points and easy access to the city centre.

 

Business Unit

  • Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.
  • We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.
  • We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.
  • Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include: Talyrond®, Form Talysurf® PGI, Form Talysurf® i-Series, Surtronic®, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf® PGI Optics, Talyvel®, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.
  • Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.
  • Website: www.taylor-hobson.com

 

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.  AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.