Spares / Stores Assistant

Kinetic plc; Nelson; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetic plc is seeking an experienced Spares/Stores Assistant for their Nelson operation in Lancashire. The role involves handling spare parts enquiries, creating quotes, issuing purchase orders, and coordinating with suppliers and internal teams.

A forklift/FLT qualification is preferred but not essential, and training is provided where required. Salary ranges from £30,000 to £32,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in spares/stores roles in engineering.
• Proficient with Word and Excel.
• Reading engineering drawings preferred.
• FLT licence preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle spare parts enquiries and assist the Spares/Stores Manager.
• Create quotations and check costs with suppliers including delivery charges.
• Generate works order sheets and confirm order back to customers.
• Create parts request lists and required paperwork for purchasing/issuing.
• Coordinate with suppliers, sub-contractors, manufacturing and purchasing to meet deadlines.
• Ensure orders are on time and complete; prepare dispatch notes and arrange delivery.

Skills

Spares & Stores

MS Word

MS Excel

Reading drawings

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Are you an experienced Spares/Stores person looking for a new permanent position in an Engineering environment?Do you have experience using Word and Excel packages and ideally able to read Engineering drawings?Looking for a position with a clear progression path that provides training when required?Have you got a FLT Licence? (preferred but not essential)Happy to commute to Nelson, Lancashire?Is a salary of between £30000 - £32000 dependent on experience suitable?If you have answered "yes" to all the above questions then Suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the role and the company.

Duties

• Receiving and responding to initial spares enquiries as requested by the Spares / Stores Manager, assisting in identifying and confirming the parts that are required, using drawings and or photos as required
• Creating quotations as required for the parts by checking up to date costs with the Company's suppliers including delivery charges
• Generating works order sheets for the orders placed by the customer and confirm the order back to the customer via an order acknowledgment
• Creating parts request lists and the relevant paperwork in order for the parts to be purchased or issued to manufacture
• Liaising with sub-contract companies, suppliers, in-house manufacturing and the purchasing department to ensure that deadlines and timescales are achieved
• Checking orders are on time and in full for all parts or assemblies, generating dispatch notes and organising the delivery as required
• Liaising with the accounts department to ensure that the amount and details to be invoiced are correct
• Using Sage 200 to generate enquiries, order acknowledgements, purchase orders and delivery notes
• Promote spare parts with customers including site visits for face to face meetings
• Inventory Control; receiving, checking, counting, and tracking deliveries for damages and accuracy against orders
• Storage & Organization; placing inventory in correct locations, and keeping the warehouse clean
• Dispatch & Issuing; picking items, packing, preparing goods for dispatch, issuing materials to departments
• Documentation & Administration; updating inventory systems, handling invoices, documenting shortages or discrepancies
• Safety & Maintenance; operating warehouse machinery (e.g., forklift, pallet jack) safely and adhering to Health and Safety regulations

The Spares / Stores Assistant will assist in any duties within the spares process to ensure we provide an efficient service to our customers, those duties will be allocated by the Spares / Stores Manager The Spares / Stores Assistant will also assist in any duties within the stores process to ensure efficient goods-in and goods-out within the business to ensure efficient operation of stores. This will be working alongside the stores operative, and key people within the business who require stock items to be issued to them.

Title - Spares / Stores Assistant

Salary - £30000 - £32000 (DOE)

Location - Nelson

Shift - Days

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities. S&T1