Stores & Maintenance Technician
Stores & Maintenance Technician
Scope and purpose of the role
The Stores & Maintenance Technician plays a critical role in supporting the engineering and production teams within a food manufacturing environment. This position ensures that all engineering components, consumables, and tools are stored, issued, and replenished in line with food safety standards and site procedures. The role combines stores management with hands‑on engineering support to help maintain production uptime and ensure compliance with strict hygiene, traceability, and audit standards.
What is this role accountable for
Receive and inspect engineering parts and consumables, ensuring they meet food-industry compliance and specification requirements.
Store materials safely and in accordance with hygiene protocols.
Issue parts and tools to engineers while maintaining accurate traceability records.
Update CMMS / stock control systems daily to reflect movements, consumption, and replenishments.
Conduct daily checks on critical spares (motors, bearings, belts, sensors, etc.) to reduce production downtime.
Continue to expand and improve the stores.
Prepare engineering kits for planned maintenance and routine inspections.
Assist engineers with locating, retrieving, or sourcing specialist parts during breakdowns.
Support basic engineering tasks such as assembling kits, overhauls, simple repairs, or cleaning components.
Provide back up on factory floor breakdowns in the case of extreme machinery failure/ illness in the department.
What experiences, knowledge and capabilities do I need to demonstrate?
Experience working in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment (strong advantage)
NVQ 3 in an engineering discipline
Working knowledge of engineering components (bearings, sensors, motors, pneumatics, conveyors, etc.)
Experience with CMMS stocking systems
Understanding of food safety requirements (BRC, HACCP, allergen controls)
Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure, especially during breakdown situations
Practical, hands-on mindset with willingness to support the engineering team