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Engineering Purchaser (Manufacturing), Milton Keynes
Location: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Job Category: Retail
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 14711c297a83
Job Views: 62
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
Job Details
Title: Engineering Purchaser
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am - 4pm (Flexible hours)
Salary: Circa £30,000 - £35,000 (depending on experience) + Overtime + Extensive benefits please see below.
This international food manufacturing company is seeking an engineering purchaser, to be responsible for the procurement and management of all spare parts and maintenance equipment used onsite, to join their engineering team in Milton Keynes.
The site itself is a fast-paced manufacturing site with high technology products and highly regulated processes. You will need to be based on site and work closely with the team. Due to multiple projects on site, you will need to source engineering parts and tools from new clients and their existing book. This may involve negotiating with suppliers, bringing on new clients and purchasing materials in line with expansion and the computerised stock tracking system.
Your day-to-day duties will include identifying areas where cost and waste can be driven out, financial administration and reporting, the purchase of engineering equipment and parts to ensure they are supplied to agreed specification, on time, in full, at lowest cost, consistent strive for continuous improvement on site, assisting with the efficiency of stock control, prompt amendment and adaptation of the back office systems (NAV system) and updating the CMMS (Pirana - Shire's CMMS software) regularly.
This is an administrative role which will require strong IT/database skills alongside a general manufacturing/engineering understanding in order to source the correct equipment. Therefore, either a background working closely with engineering or purchasing parts for a manufacturing site is fundamental.
You will also be involved in the Risk Assessment process, including the reduction of risk, and take responsibility to ensure that you fully comply with Health, Safety and Environment per ISO 45001.
Requirements:
1. At least 3 years experience as an engineering purchaser/buyer or procurement specialist.
2. Previous experience working within an engineering team, preferably on an FMCG food manufacturing site.
3. Approaches tasks with a can-do attitude and has the ability to think of creative solutions to problems.
4. Able to learn new IT systems quickly with good attention to detail.
5. Knowledge to process POs in an accurate and timely manner in line with the finance team.
Benefits:
1. Overtime available - paid at £35 per hour
2. Company Pension 10% Matched
3. Health Care - Single BUPA annual cover
4. EV car scheme
5. Sharesave scheme
6. Hapi App employee benefits
7. Discounts/vouchers on shopping/travel
Job Titles: Procurement Engineer, Engineering Buyer
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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