Engineering Stores Technician

MTrec Ltd; Ashington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good pension scheme

Health and safety compliant workplace

Well-established growing employer

Job summary

MTrec Ltd. is seeking an Engineering Stores Technician to join our manufacturing and engineering sector client.

The role involves inspecting incoming materials, components and finished goods against orders, drawings and samples, verifying details, and recording results in the ERP system. You will label and isolate non-conforming items, support supplier quality investigations, and help drive corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar stores quality role.
• Ability to use quality measuring tools/equipment.
• Must be organised, accurate and self-motivated.
• Engineering or manufacturing experience essential.
• Analytical thinking with effective communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials, components, and finished goods against POs, drawings and samples.
• Verify quantities, part numbers, grades, dimensions and packaging.
• Record inspection results in the quality/ERP system with traceability.
• Identify and quarantine non-conforming or damaged goods; raise non-conformance reports.
• Support supplier quality investigations and corrective actions.
• Monitor recurring supplier quality issues and contribute to supplier reviews.
• Ensure inspection equipment is calibrated and maintained.
• Release approved materials to stock or production and prevent reuse of rejects.
• Assist with internal/external quality audits and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality measuring tools

Organisation & accuracy

Self-motivated

Analytical thinking & communication

Engineering/manufacturing experience

Education

Engineering/manufacturing background

Job description

The Company

Our client is at the forefront of the manufacturing and engineering sector. Sustained growth is the reason they have a new requirement for an Engineering Stores Technician.

The Role

• Will be working day shift.
• You will inspect incoming raw materials, components, fabricated parts and finished goods against purchase orders, drawings, specifications and approved samples.
• Verify quantities, part numbers, material grades, dimensions, condition and packaging.
• Carry out visual, dimensional and functional inspections using appropriate measuring and testing equipment.
• Review supplier documentation, including certificates of conformity, material certificates, inspection reports and test certificates.
• Record inspection results accurately within the company’s quality or ERP system.
• Identify, label, segregate and quarantine non-conforming or damaged goods.
• Raise non-conformance reports and communicate quality issues to Purchasing, Production, Engineering, Stores and suppliers.
• Support investigations into supplier defects and help determine corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor recurring supplier-quality problems and contribute to supplier performance reviews.
• Ensure inspection and measuring equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained.
• Release approved materials into stock or production and prevent rejected materials from being used.
• Maintain traceability of materials, batch numbers, serial numbers and inspection records.
• Support internal and external quality audits when required.
• Assist with continuous-improvement initiatives to reduce incoming defects, production delays, waste and rework.

The Person

• Experience in a similar role with in stores quality.
• Ability to use quality measuring tools/equipment.
• Must be organised, accurate and self-motivated.
• Engineering or manufacturing experience essential.
• Analytical thinking combined with effective communication, influencing and negotiation skills.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A good pension scheme.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.