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.