Engineering Support Technician

Job Title -Engineering Support Technician

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Salary - £35k-£40K
Location - Dartford
Securafit is an established security installation and entrance solutions company based in the UK; specialising in commercial quality physical and electronic security systems. They are currently recruiting for an Engineering Stores Support Technician to support their growing manufacturing and installation operations.
The key objectives within this role as an Engineering Stores Support Technician would be to optimise stock inventory, utilisation and rotation. Provide proactive daily support to the teams in the field and undertaking effective repair of asset automation/access control.
Key duties and responsibilities:
This position is key to the company's "people-centric" growth strategy and focuses on the following key areas:
Stores and Inventory Control
Responsibility for the stores organisation, ensuring efficient, high-quality repair and refurbishment of all returned assets and components.
Manage the planning and prioritisation of repairs, resources, skills allocation
Maintain effective governance over spares availability, stock control coordination
Ensure critical spare parts are available to support maintenance activities
Maintain accurate stock records, including minimum re-order levels, stock searches and perpetual stock counts
Ensure all parts delivered to stores are accurate and match purchase orders
Asset recovery carrying out bench repairs to return them to a serviceable status
Identify parts for refurbishment or stripped for usable sub-components
Purchasing & Supplier Management
Support the purchasing process including price negotiation, order placement and supplier performance monitoring
Work with suppliers to improve lead times, service levels and cost efficiencies
Source new or alternative parts when required
Ensure pricing and lead time information is correctly updated within the Simpro system
Investigate and resolve invoice queries where purchase order tolerances are exceeded
Working with the relevant teams to ensure specific technical products and parts are fit for purpose
Operational Support
Acting as first point of contact for technical queries from the engineers to elevate knowledge and provide field-based solutions
Run daily order reports and ensure timely receipt of parts
Acting as the first point of contact for engineers who need to identify specific components or find alternatives for discontinued parts.
Track repair items and warranties through inhouse database
Support engineering teams by expediting urgent parts and repairs when required
Safety, Quality & Compliance
Maintain a safe and organised engineering stores environment
Follow company health, safety, hygiene and environmental policies
Ensure documentation is completed accurately and on time
Continuous Improvement & Communication
Identify opportunities to improve stores processes and inventory management
Support initiatives to reduce working capital and optimise stock levels
Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Finance teams to resolve issues quickly
Maintain clear communication regarding supplier deliveries and outstanding orders
Skills And Experience
The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a stores/goods in/out environment with high value components inventory or similar. xwzovoh
Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to problem solving.
Experience with spares planning, logistics coordination, and stock control systems
Background in engineering and/or manufacturing mechanical, electromechanical, electrical or similar
Exposure to root-cause analysis, or development of test/repair methodologies