Engineering Team Leader Stores

Pilgrim'S Europe; South Witham; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pilgrim's Europe in Spalding is recruiting an Engineering Team Leader - Stores to own the Engineering Stores operation, ensuring engineers have the right parts, materials and services to support a world-class manufacturing environment.

This role combines stores leadership, stock control, purchasing, budget management and engineering administration, ideal for a proactive, organised individual who thrives on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing engineering stores, inventory, or maintenance operations.
• Knowledge of stock control, purchasing and budgets.
• Experience with SAP, Holistech or similar CMMS.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently while leading others.

Aufgaben

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Engineering Stores function.
• Manage stock levels, purchasing activities, and inventory accuracy.
• Control and report engineering spend against budgets.
• Ensure parts, consumables and services are ordered through SAP.
• Maintain accurate stock records in Holistech and site systems.
• Coordinate stock counts and KPI targets.
• Receive, check and process deliveries to spec and quality.
• Support reliability by ensuring parts are available for maintenance.
• Monitor and report Stores KPIs such as stock accuracy and OTIF.
• Drive 5S and continuous improvement in stores.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies via root cause analysis.
• Provide administrative support to Engineering and site objectives.

Kenntnisse

Stores leadership

Stock control

Inventory management

Purchasing

Budget management

Ausbildung

Engineering qualification (Level 3)

Tools

SAP

Holistech

Jobbeschreibung

Engineering Team Leader - Stores

Location: Spalding
Full Time ¦ Permanent

Lead Our Engineering Stores Function

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Team Leader - Stores to take ownership of our Engineering Stores operation, ensuring engineers have the right parts, materials, and services available to support a world-class manufacturing environment.

This role combines stores leadership, stock control, purchasing, budget management, and engineering administration, making it ideal for a proactive individual who thrives on organisation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the Engineering Stores function.
• Managing engineering stock levels, purchasing activities, and inventory accuracy.
• Controlling and reporting engineering spend against departmental budgets.
• Ensuring all engineering parts, consumables, and services are ordered efficiently through SAP.
• Maintaining accurate stock records within Holistech and other site systems.
• Coordinating daily, monthly, and annual stock counts while ensuring KPI targets are achieved.
• Receiving, checking, and processing deliveries to agreed specifications and quality standards.
• Supporting engineering reliability by ensuring parts are available for planned maintenance activities.
• Monitoring and reporting key stores KPIs including stock accuracy, OTIF, stock value, and stores performance.
• Driving 5S standards and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the stores environment.
• Investigating and resolving stock discrepancies through effective root cause analysis.
• Providing administrative support to the Engineering Department and supporting wider site objectives.

About You

We're looking for a highly organised and self-motivated individual with excellent attention to detail and strong leadership capabilities.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience managing engineering stores, inventory, or maintenance-related operations
• Strong knowledge of stock control, purchasing, and budget management
• Experience using SAP, Holistech, or similar CMMS systems
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A proactive, can-do attitude with strong problem-solving abilities
• The ability to work independently while leading and supporting others

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• Engineering qualification (Level 3 desirable).
• Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, or food production environments.
• Knowledge of PPM planning and engineering maintenance activities.
• Understanding of BRC, HACCP, Food Safety, and SOX compliance requirements.
• Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or Six Sigma awareness.
• IOSH, ROSPA, COSHH, Manual Handling, or Fire Warden training.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• FLT Licence desirable but not essential, as training can be provided.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a fast-paced manufacturing operation where you’ll play a critical role in keeping engineering activities running smoothly and efficiently. This is an opportunity to lead the stores function, influence site performance, drive continuous improvement, and make a tangible impact on operational success.