Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
Are you an organised engineering professional with experience in maintenance planning, engineering stores, or technical purchasing?
We're working with a well-established chemical manufacturing business seeking an Engineering Stores Lead to play a critical role in supporting plant reliability, maintenance planning, and engineering operations.
This is a varied position where you'll take ownership of engineering stores and inventory, coordinate maintenance activities through a CMMS, and manage supplier and contractor relationships to ensure engineering teams have everything they need to keep operations running safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
* Managing engineering stores, inventory and critical spare parts.
* Coordinating planned and reactive maintenance activities through a CMMS.
* Raising and progressing purchase orders for engineering materials and services.
* Liaising with suppliers and contractors to ensure timely delivery and performance.
* Monitoring maintenance KPIs, backlog and work completion rates.
* Supporting site reliability and operational performance through effective planning and stock control.
We're Interested in Speaking to Candidates With:
* Experience in engineering stores, maintenance planning, engineering purchasing, or a similar role within manufacturing.
* CMMS experience such as MaintMaster, SAP PM, Maximo or equivalent.
* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
* Experience managing supplier relationships and sourcing engineering components
Desirable:
* Experience within chemical, process manufacturing or other high-hazard environments.
* Knowledge of permit-to-work systems and contractor management.
* Mechanical or technical understanding of engineering components and specifications.
* Purchasing or supply chain qualifications such as CIPS.
This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys working at the heart of an engineering function, taking pride in maintaining an efficient, well-organised stores operation while contributing directly to plant reliability and performance.
Interested? Apply today or contact me for a confidential discussion