Inventory and Pre-installation Technician

Chris Lewis Fire & Security and Smart Home; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Chris Lewis Fire & Security and Smart Home is seeking an Inventory and Pre-installation Technician to bring structure and accuracy to our Stores function. You will own Stores, maintain stock records and prepare equipment for engineers and installation teams.

You will perform pre-installation tasks such as firmware updates, initialisation and cloud onboarding, and work closely with Engineering, Service, Projects and Procurement to keep equipment moving efficiently and correctly.

Qualifications

• Experience with technical equipment, security systems or IT hardware.
• Strong organisation and stock accuracy discipline.
• Ability to follow structured instructions and perform repeatable configuration tasks.
• Willingness to learn firmware upgrades and cloud-based onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Own Stores to keep stock organised and available.
• Maintain stock records including movements and allocations.
• Support clear Stores processes, housekeeping standards and quality controls.
• Apply correct CL labels and ensure equipment is installation-ready.
• Complete pre-installation tasks like firmware updates and basic initialisation.
• Connect, initialise and onboard equipment to cloud platforms.
• Work with Engineering to identify transferable tasks.
• Escalate technical issues and maintain records.

Skills

Strong organisation

Attention to detail

Technical aptitude

Clear communication

Job description

We are seeking an Inventory and Pre-installation Technician to bring structure, accuracy and practical technical capability to our Stores function. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, comfortable working with technical equipment, and keen to take ownership of equipment preparation before it reaches our engineers or installation teams.

The successful candidate will play an important part in improving stock control, reducing routine preparation work for Engineering, and making sure equipment leaves Stores correctly labelled, checked, configured where appropriate and ready for installation. You will work closely with Engineering, Service, Projects, Procurement and wider operational teams to keep equipment moving efficiently and accurately.

Key responsibilities

• Take day-to-day ownership of Stores, ensuring stock is organised, controlled and available when required.
• Maintain accurate stock records, including stock movements, returns and allocations.
• Support clear Stores processes, housekeeping standards and quality controls.
• Apply the correct CL labels and ensure equipment is prepared, checked and installation ready.
• Complete repeatable pre-installation tasks such as firmware updates, basic system initialisation and suitable pre-configuration after appropriate training.
• Connect, initialise and onboard suitable
• equipment to relevant cloud platforms where required.
• Work with Engineering to identify further repeatable technical tasks that can be safely transferred into Stores.
• Escalate technical issues appropriately and maintain clear preparation and configuration records.

About you

You will be methodical, practical and confident working with technical products or systems. You may already have experience in Stores, warehouse, stock control, IT hardware, electronic security, fire, CCTV, access control, intruder systems or another technical environment. Just as importantly, you will have the attitude and attention to detail needed to follow technical processes accurately and keep equipment preparation moving to a high standard.

You will be proactive in spotting improvements, comfortable using digital records and device setup tools, and able to communicate clearly with both Stores and Engineering colleagues. This role would suit someone who enjoys creating order, improving processes and developing broader technical skills over time.

We are particularly interested in people who have

• Experience working with technical equipment, electronic products, security systems, IT hardware or similar.
• Strong organisation skills and a disciplined approach to stock accuracy and process compliance.
• Confidence following structured instructions and completing repeatable configuration tasks.
• A willingness to learn firmware upgrades, device onboarding, pre-configuration and cloud-managed equipment processes.
• Experience working with or alongside engineers, service teams or project teams.

Why join Chris Lewis?

At Chris Lewis, you ll be joining a well-established, growing technology business with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality fire, security and smart technology solutions. We are a practical, people-focused team where attention to detail, ownership and continuous improvement really matter.

This role offers the chance to make a visible impact from day one. By improving Stores control and taking ownership of repeatable pre-installation tasks, you ll help our engineers work more efficiently, support smoother customer installations and play a key part in strengthening how we operate behind the scenes.

You ll be part of a collaborative environment where technical learning is encouraged, good ideas are valued and people work together across Stores, Engineering, Service, Projects and Procurement to get the job done properly.