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Regional Stores Officer
full-time•Dubbo
About this role
We have an exciting fixed term opportunity for a Regional Stores Officer to join our team in Dubbo.
The Regional Stores Officer is responsible for day‑to‑day stores operations and the safe, secure handling of materials within the regional stores environment. The role supports the Regional Services Manager and Materials Manager in achieving Warehousing & Distribution (W&D) objectives and meeting business service expectations.
This position requires the application of standard stores procedures, stock management practices, and effective communication with internal stakeholders to support the delivery of operational programs. You will ensure materials movement is efficient, accurate and completed in line with safety and compliance requirements.
A strong understanding of warehousing, stock control, and safe equipment operation is essential, along with experience supporting process improvements, managing space utilisation and providing excellent customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake standard store operating procedures, ensuring efficient and accurate movement of materials.
- Maximise space utilisation within regional stores and ensure plant and equipment are effectively used.
- Inspect, receipt and load incoming materials into appropriate storage areas, ensuring protection against loss or damage.
- Work with the Materials Manager to support process improvement strategies and implement best‑practice procedures.
- Conduct stock counts on designated high‑value items in line with scheduled requirements.
- Provide emergency service support to ensure urgent materials needs are met quickly and safely.
- Monitor inventory levels across Tier 2 and Tier 3 stores to prevent overstocking and manage project materials.
- Complete Workplace Environment Facilities (WEF) and Safety Audits and action any non‑conformances.
- Engage with depot management to maintain strong customer service and identify improvement opportunities.
- Operate forklifts, hoists, vehicles and mobile plant safely and efficiently.
- Demonstrate behaviours that promote respect, equity, diversity and inclusion, in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
About You
- Experience in stores operations within a large organisation.
- Demonstrated competency in handling, storing and moving materials using forklifts and other relevant equipment.
- Experience in stock management, including unloading, inspecting, receipting, storing and loading materials.
- Proven ability to conduct stock checks and maintain accurate records.
- Understanding of business practices to minimise waste and reduce cost within warehousing environments.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Ability to undertake physical warehousing duties safely and effectively.
- A flexible team player who can manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Computer literacy and experience using business systems relevant to stores operations.
Required Qualifications
- Certificate III in Warehousing Operations or demonstrated equivalent capability.
- Current Driver Licence.
- Current Forklift Licence.
Desirable
- Heavy Rigid (HR) Truck Licence.
Why Essential Energy
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of benefits through partnerships with organisations such as Qantas, Optus, NIB and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.
We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
An energy network is a living system that must continually adapt to new technologies and customer needs. At Essential Energy, your expertise helps support the safe and efficient operations that underpin the resilience of our network across regional communities.
For further information, please contact Adrian Whiting on 0448 107 853.
Applications close on Tuesday 3 February 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.
Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart. Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact [email protected] or call us on 1800 255 777.
What you'll do
- The Regional Stores Officer is responsible for day-to-day stores operations and ensuring the safe handling of materials. This includes managing stock movement, conducting audits, and supporting process improvements.
About Essential Energy
Essential Energy builds, operates and maintains one of Australia’s largest electricity distribution networks, providing a vital service to over 900,000 customers across regional, rural and remote communities.
Our network footprint covers 95 per cent of New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland, traversing 737,000 square kilometres of diverse landscape from the desert to the coast, across alpine to sub-tropical.
Delivering safe and reliable power for our communities is at the core of what we do.
The poles and wires that line our streets deliver the energy that powers the homes, hospitals, schools and businesses that form our communities. But they can also allow for communities to generate, share and store their own electricity.
Through innovation and technology, we are actively supporting the energy transition by inspiring and enabling the network of the future.
Underpinning this is our commitment to the safety of our employees, contractors and the community. We strive to continuously improve our safety performance and we work with the people we serve to promote electrical safety awareness.
We're dedicated to giving back to the communities where we live and work.
Essential Energy, power and people you can rely on, now and in the future.
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