At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and purchase engineering stock while ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Company: Avondale Foods, a leading food processing company supplying major UK retailers.
- Benefits: Pension, medical aid, and a subsidised canteen for all employees.
- Other info: Opportunity to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with career growth.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative food processing solutions.
- Qualifications: GCSEs in English and Maths, experience in purchasing and stock control.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
Avondale Foods is a leading food processing company of Fresh and Chilled products supplying leading retail businesses such as Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, and Waitrose in the UK. The Engineering/Maintenance Department provides a Reactive Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Worklist, Site Services Management, and Project delivery resource to the business. This role contributes to the management and purchasing of engineering stock items.
Key Responsibilities
- Purchasing engineering parts/spares within an agreed budget and timeframe.
- Sourcing components and implementing cost savings.
- Monitoring and controlling stock levels.
- Maintaining stores to the agreed standards and managing the changeover from current Kanban stock system to a new D365 system.
- Assisting in identifying critical spares and arranging stock controls.
- Preparing PPM kits.
- Collection of parts from external sources.
- Off-loading deliveries using a forklift.
- Adhering to customers' codes of practice.
- Assisting engineers when necessary.
- Contributing to the development of a culture of integrity and collaboration in all interactions.
- Ensuring Food Safety compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements to remain audit-ready at all times.
Essential Criteria
- Educated to at least GCSE standard (or equivalent) including English & Maths.
- Familiarity with D365 or other stock control, stores or inventory systems.
- Experience in purchasing engineering parts, consumables or maintenance spares.
- Competent IT skills including Excel.
- Ability to use initiative to work on own or as part of a team to achieve results.
- Experience working within budgets and achieving cost savings.
- Understanding of health & safety procedures in an industrial setting.
- Strong attention to detail with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Familiarity with KANBAN systems or other stock control systems.
- Forklift licence.
- Full UK Driving licence.
Desirable Criteria
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Knowledge of engineering components.
- Good negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, suppliers, and operations teams.
- Accurate record-keeping and stock reporting skills.
- Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.
- Experience generating reports and analysing stock trends/KPIs.
Benefits
- Pension.
- Medical Aid / Health Care.
- Subsidised canteen.
Stores Administrator (Engineering) TLNT1_NI in Banbridge employer: Avondale Foods Ltd
At Avondale Foods, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that fosters a supportive and collaborative work culture. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous training opportunities and a focus on professional development, particularly in the vibrant food industry. Located in a dynamic environment, we offer competitive benefits and a chance to make a meaningful impact within our teams, ensuring that every employee feels valued and empowered.
