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Position
Stores & Admin Coordinator – Peterlee, County Durham.
Full‑time, permanent, 36.5 hours per week.
Salary: £32,297.76.
Job reference: R0000348161.
Hiring Manager: David Mounter.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday‑buying scheme
- Additional holiday hours awarded every 2 years (max 40 hours)
- Monthly bonus
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (company contribution doubled up to 10%)
- Share Ownership Scheme (50% company matched)
- Personalised Flexible Benefits (medical/dental cover, etc.)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- On‑site gym
Key Responsibilities
Calibration Coordination
- Maintain and administer the departmental calibration database for in‑house equipment.
- Coordinate the collection, calibration, and return of equipment with approved external vendors.
- File and organise calibration certificates to ensure records are complete and easy to retrieve.
- Escalate issues or risks in calibration status to the wider T&D team for resolution.
Procurement & Supplier Coordination
- Support departmental purchasing activities, including raising requisitions in line with company processes.
- Track purchase orders and follow up to ensure booking forms, goods receipt, deliveries, and payments are processed in a timely manner.
- Act as day‑to‑day point of contact with suppliers, escalating urgent issues where required.
- Develop familiarity with key suppliers and lead times to support effective planning.
- Assist with departmental stores activities, including receiving deliveries, basic inventory updates, labelling, storing, and issuing parts and consumables.
- Help coordinate the availability of parts and equipment for machine builds/repairs and test activity, including picking, kitting, and staging components.
Operational & Departmental Support
- Maintain COSHH risk assessments and ensure documentation remains current.
- Create plant numbers for new equipment and coordinate with Maintenance for engraving and asset registration.
- Support shipment requests for Parts & Service, including ordering and arranging deliveries.
- Maintain and update shared operational trackers.
- Provide general coordination support to Test Engineers to ensure smooth day‑to‑day operations.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel tasks.
- Interest in engineering, manufacturing or technical environments.
- Experience or exposure to coordination, procurement, stores or administrative support.
- Confidence communicating with a range of internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Proactive, problem‑solving mindset with good attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn new processes (e.g. calibration control, COSHH).
- Forklift licence required (training can be provided, subject to medical fitness).
Equal Opportunity Statement
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Posting dates: 29 April 2026 – 14 May 2026.
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