Engineering Stores & Maintenance Lead

Pareto Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pareto Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-established chemical manufacturing business to appoint an Engineering Stores Lead. The role focuses on owning engineering stores and inventory, coordinating maintenance activities through a CMMS, and ensuring engineers have the materials and services needed to keep operations safe and efficient.

You will manage supplier and contractor relationships, monitor KPIs and backlog, and contribute to plant reliability and performance through strong stock

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering stores, maintenance planning or a similar role within manufacturing.
• CMMS experience with MaintMaster, SAP PM, Maximo or equivalent.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and sourcing engineering components.

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.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

CIPS qualification (Purchasing or Supply Chain)

Tools

MaintMaster CMMS

SAP PM

Maximo

Job description

Pareto Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-established chemical manufacturing business to appoint an Engineering Stores Lead. The role focuses on owning engineering stores and inventory, coordinating maintenance activities through a CMMS, and ensuring engineers have the materials and services needed to keep operations safe and efficient.

You will manage supplier and contractor relationships, monitor KPIs and backlog, and contribute to plant reliability and performance through strong stock