MAINTENANCE STOREMAN-NASREC

Introduction

To effectively manage and control maintenance spares, engineering components, tools, and consumables required to ensure the smooth operation of the manufacturing plant. The Maintenance Storeman is responsible for maintaining accurate stock levels, ensuring the availability of critical spare parts, and supporting the maintenance team in minimising equipment downtime through efficient inventory management.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, verify, and store incoming maintenance spares, engineering components, tools, and consumables.

• Issue spare parts and materials to maintenance technicians against authorised requisitions or work orders.

• Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure all stock movements are captured on the relevant system.

• Monitor stock levels, identify minimum and maximum stock requirements, and initiate replenishment requests.

• Identify and manage critical spares to minimise production downtime.

• Conduct regular cycle counts and participate in periodic stocktakes and inventory reconciliations.

• Ensure proper identification, labelling, storage, and preservation of engineering spares.

• Maintain an organised, clean, and safe maintenance storeroom in accordance with company housekeeping and safety standards.

• Liaise with maintenance technicians, engineers, procurement, and suppliers regarding spare parts availability and specifications.

• Identify obsolete, slow-moving, damaged, or excess stock and report accordingly.

• Verify part numbers, descriptions, quantities, and specifications against purchase orders and delivery notes.

• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with internal stock control procedures.

• Support emergency maintenance requirements by ensuring critical parts are readily available when required.

3. Technical Knowledge and Competencies

The successful candidate must demonstrate a sound technical understanding of spare parts and components used in a manufacturing plant, preferably within an FMCG environment.

Knowledge of the following is advantageous

• Mechanical components, including bearings, seals, belts, chains, gears, couplings, and sprockets.

• Pneumatic and hydraulic components, including valves, cylinders, fittings, hoses, and connectors.

• Electrical and automation components, including sensors, switches, contactors, relays, fuses, and motors.

• Pumps, gearboxes, conveyor systems, and packaging machinery spares.

• Fasteners, lubricants, maintenance tools, and general engineering consumables.

• Reading and interpreting technical part descriptions, equipment manuals, drawings, and spare parts lists.

• Understanding the importance of critical spares in maintaining production uptime.

4. Systems and Computer Skills

• Experience using a DMS (Document Management System or relevant maintenance/stores management system) will be an advantage.

• Experience with inventory management, stock control, or maintenance management systems is preferred.

• Basic to intermediate computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel and data capturing.

• Ability to maintain accurate electronic and manual stock records.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Grade 12 / Matric.

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Storeman, Engineering Storeman, Technical Storeman, or in a similar inventory control role.

• Experience working in a manufacturing plant, preferably within the FMCG industry.

• Practical knowledge of engineering spare parts and maintenance consumables.

• Experience in stock control, goods receiving, issuing, inventory reconciliation, and replenishment.

• Experience working with maintenance teams and understanding production-critical spare parts will be an advantage.

Package & Remuneration

Salary: R10 000 – R13 500 CTC

Interested?

If you meet the requirements, please submit your CV and qualifications to admin@placepros.co.za