Stores & Equipment Lead - Procurement & Compliance

Airborne Environmental Consultants Ltd; Stretford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days leave

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Loyalty bonus

Job summary

Airborne Environmental Consultants Ltd in Trafford Park seeks a highly organised Stores, Equipment & Procurement Coordinator to own equipment, consumables and purchasing across asbestos and water hygiene operations. You will manage stores, maintain registers, prepare kits, and coordinate servicing with suppliers, while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

The role requires strong IT and Excel skills, experience with stock control, and the ability to work across operations, administration and

Qualifications

• Previous experience in stores, inventory, equipment management, purchasing or a similar role.
• Experience in asbestos, environmental, laboratory, or water hygiene sectors.
• Knowledge of asbestos analytical/survey equipment.
• Familiarity with air sampling pumps and flow calibration equipment.
• Experience with microscopes or laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of UKAS laboratory requirements.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining stock, asset or equipment records.
• Experience raising purchase orders and dealing with suppliers.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership.
• A full UK driving licence where required for the role.
• Experience managing equipment calibration and servicing schedules.
• Knowledge of water hygiene equipment.
• Experience using stock-control, purchasing or asset-management software.
• IOSH, asbestos awareness or other health and safety training.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day storage, issue, return and movement of equipment, PPE, stock and consumables across company sites.
• Maintain accurate equipment and stock registers, including location, condition, servicing, calibration, repair and maintenance records.
• Prepare equipment and PPE kits for site teams and new starters and maintain emergency and spare equipment supplies.
• Monitor servicing, inspection and calibration requirements, arranging work with approved suppliers and ensuring equipment is checked before returning to operational use.
• Identify damaged, faulty, obsolete or uneconomical equipment and coordinate repair, replacement or disposal.
• Monitor stock levels, carry out regular stock checks and stocktakes, investigate discrepancies and minimise shortages, over-ordering and waste.
• Receive, inspect, store and issue equipment and consumables, ensuring items are correctly identified and recorded.
• Raise purchase orders, obtain quotations, liaise with suppliers and monitor orders, deliveries and associated documentation.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and servicing, tracking items through the process and maintaining accurate records of costs and downtime.
• Maintain electronic and paper-based records, spreadsheets and databases to support audits, quality procedures, UKAS requirements and financial reporting.
• Liaise with operational, technical, laboratory, administration and finance teams to ensure equipment and stock requirements are met.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment utilisation, purchasing, stock control and value for money.
• Maintain clean, organised and clearly identified storage areas.
• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the level of the role.

Skills

Stores management

Inventory control

Procurement

Equipment maintenance

Stock records

Purchase orders

Supplier liaison

Microsoft Excel

UKAS knowledge

Health & safety awareness

Tools

Stock-control software

Asset-management software

Purchasing software

Job description

Airborne Environmental Consultants Ltd in Trafford Park seeks a highly organised Stores, Equipment & Procurement Coordinator to own equipment, consumables and purchasing across asbestos and water hygiene operations. You will manage stores, maintain registers, prepare kits, and coordinate servicing with suppliers, while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

The role requires strong IT and Excel skills, experience with stock control, and the ability to work across operations, administration and