Engineering Storesperson – MRO

Verteer Consulting; Skipton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Verteer Consulting is seeking an MRO Site Coordinator to own and manage engineering/MRO stores across two sites, Skipton and Keighley. The role focuses on stock control, replenishment and providing a responsive onsite service for engineers and maintenance teams.

The successful candidate will act as the client-facing on-site representative, coordinating with customer stakeholders to ensure parts availability and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering stores, MRO, maintenance or industrial supplies.
• Ability to own and manage onsite stores operation.
• Proven stock control and inventory management capability.
• Excellent communication with engineers and customer stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently in a customer environment.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day ownership of the onsite engineering/MRO stores operation.
• Maintain accurate stock levels, locations and inventory records.
• Receive, check and put away incoming stock.
• Pick and issue engineering parts, consumables and spares.
• Carry out stock checks, cycle counts and stock rotation.
• Monitor stock levels and support replenishment activity.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies.
• Ensure engineers have required parts and consumables to support operations.
• Liaise with customer engineering, maintenance and operational personnel.
• Act as a professional onsite representative of the service provider.
• Build strong working relationships with customer contacts.
• Respond to stock, parts and service queries.
• Identify recurring supply issues and opportunities to improve the stores operation.
• Support improvements in stock availability, organisation and service levels.
• Assist with sourcing or escalating non-standard customer requirements where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Ensure stores area remains organised, safe and efficient.
• Travel between Skipton and Keighley as required.

Skills

Stock control

Engineering parts

MRO / maintenance

Onsite liaison

ERP / inventory software

Driving licence

Site travel

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Customer relationship

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory software

Job description

Location: Skipton & Keighley
Working Pattern: 4 days per week in Skipton, 1 day per week in Keighley
Hours: Approximately 08:00-17:00, Monday to Friday
Salary: £33,000-£38,000 DOE
Contract: Permanent
Driving Licence: Essential

Role Overview

The MRO Site Coordinator will take ownership of engineering stores and MRO support across two customer locations.

The role is based primarily at a customer site in Skipton, with one day per week at a second site in Keighley.

This is more than a traditional stores position. Alongside stock control, replenishment and engineering parts support, the successful candidate will act as a key onsite representative, working directly with engineers, maintenance teams and customer stakeholders to ensure an effective, responsive and well-managed service.

The role would suit someone with experience in engineering stores, MRO, industrial supplies or managed inventory who is comfortable working independently in a customer environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day ownership of the onsite engineering / MRO stores operation
• Maintain accurate stock levels, locations and inventory records
• Receive, check and put away incoming stock
• Pick and issue engineering parts, consumables and spares
• Carry out stock checks, cycle counts and stock rotation
• Monitor stock levels and support replenishment activity
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies
• Ensure engineers and maintenance teams have the parts and consumables required to support operations
• Liaise directly with customer engineering, maintenance and operational personnel
• Act as a professional onsite representative of the service provider
• Build strong working relationships with customer contacts
• Respond to stock, parts and service queries
• Identify recurring supply issues and opportunities to improve the stores operation
• Support improvements in stock availability, organisation and service levels
• Assist with sourcing or escalating non-standard customer requirements where appropriate
• Maintain accurate records and documentation
• Ensure the stores area remains organised, safe and efficient
• Work across both Skipton and Keighley sites as required

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate is likely to have experience within one or more of the following:

• Engineering stores
• MRO / maintenance supplies
• Manufacturing stores
• Engineering parts and spares
• Managed inventory
• Technical stores

Essential Experience / Skills

• Strong stock control and inventory management experience
• Experience working with engineering parts, spares, consumables or MRO products
• Comfortable dealing directly with engineers, maintenance personnel and customer stakeholders
• Able to work independently and take ownership of an onsite operation
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confident communicator with a customer-focused approach
• Good problem-solving ability
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to travel between Skipton and Keighley
• Previous experience working for an MRO, industrial supply or engineering distribution business
• Experience working onsite within a customer's manufacturing or engineering facility
• Managed inventory / VMI experience
• Industrial vending or automated replenishment systems
• Experience with engineering stores systems, ERP or inventory software
• Experience identifying service improvements or additional customer requirements

Personal Attributes

• Reliable and self-motivated
• Comfortable working with minimal supervision
• Customer-focused
• Practical and organised
• Commercially aware without needing to be a salesperson
• Confident building relationships at site level
• Able to balance hands-on stores activity with customer communication
• Proactive in identifying and resolving problems

Role Objective

To ensure the customer has an accurate, responsive and professionally managed engineering / MRO stores service, with the right parts available when required and a strong day-to-day relationship between the customer and service provider.