Spares / Stores Assistant

Kinetic Plc; Pendleton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetic plc in Nelson, Lancashire is seeking an experienced Spares/Stores Assistant for a permanent role. You will handle spares enquiries, create quotations, and process orders while coordinating with suppliers and internal teams. Training will be provided as needed and a FLT licence is preferred but not essential.

Salary is £30,000–£32,000 depending on experience, with typical day shifts. The role involves inventory control, documentation, and ensuring timely delivery of parts.

Qualifications

• Experience using Word and Excel packages.
• Ability to read engineering drawings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and responding to spares enquiries under the Spares/Stores Manager.
• Create quotations and check up-to-date supplier costs including delivery charges.
• Generate works order sheets and confirm order acknowledgements.
• Create parts request lists for purchase or issue to manufacture.
• Liaise with suppliers, sub-contractors, in-house teams and purchasing to hit deadlines.
• Ensure orders are on time and complete; dispatch notes and deliveries.

Skills

Word

Excel

Read drawings

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? Suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the role and the company.

Duties will include

• 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