Engineering Stores Lead

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