About this role
Work Life Balance - Based in YATALA
Discounted Pet Food
Stable and Growing Industry
At Real Pet Food, we’re on a mission to provide more pets with fresher, more nutritious food so they can live healthier, happier lives. To support our fast-paced manufacturing site in Yatala, we’re looking for an experienced Maintenance Stores & Procurement Officer to take ownership of our engineering stores, inventory, and MRO procurement activities.
⚠️ Important: This is a wet manufacturing site that processes raw meat. You must be comfortable working in this type of environment.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Maintenance / Engineering & Reliability Manager, this role is critical to keeping our plant running reliably by ensuring:
The right spare parts and consumables are available at the right time
Engineering stores are organised, accurate, compliant and audit-ready
Inventory is well managed to improve equipment uptime and cost control
Planned maintenance activities are fully supported with on-time BOM availability
You’ll be a key member of the site maintenance team, driving continuous improvement in stores, inventory management, 5S, and CMMS (MEX).
Key Responsibilities
Stores & Procurement Operations
Coordinate engineering stores, purchasing, receipting and inventory control
Maintain accurate item masters, pricing, vendor data and stock records in CMMS (MEX)
Manage spare parts and consumables for breakdowns, shutdowns and planned maintenance
Ensure all purchasing complies with RPF P2P and financial policies
Ensure on-time receipting of all inventory and consumables
Proactively manage stock levels to minimise stock-outs and excess inventory
Support shutdown planning with BOM costing and procurement
Drive 5S, housekeeping and best-practice stores layout and organisation
Seek opportunities to reduce vendor count and improve commercial outcomes
Inventory, Compliance & Stocktake
Execute cycle counts and manage annual stocktakes
Investigate and report inventory variances
Ensure stores are audit-ready at all times (financial and quality)
Ensure food safety, quality and compliance controls are upheld in stores (e.g. foreign object control, labelling, shelf life, chemicals, inks, etc.)
Stakeholder & Supplier Management
Work closely with Maintenance, Production, Quality, Safety, Finance and Planning teams
Manage supplier relationships, performance and disputes
Enforce preferred supplier agreements and compliance
Support engineering and operations with purchasing and sourcing
Reporting
Prepare inventory and maintenance cost data for weekly and monthly reporting
Support R&M budget tracking and inventory valuation reporting
Analyse variances and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
About You
You’re organised, commercially astute, and calm under pressure. You thrive in a manufacturing environment and take pride in running a tight, well-controlled stores operation.
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience in maintenance / engineering stores or MRO procurement in FMCG or manufacturing
Strong inventory control experience (cycle counts, stocktakes, variance analysis)
Experience managing mechanical and electrical spare parts
CMMS experience (MEX highly regarded) and/or ERP systems (SAP, QAD, etc.)
Strong Excel and computer skills
Understanding of basic inventory accounting principles
Ability to source parts quickly during breakdown situations
Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable working in a wet food manufacturing environment
Desirable
Experience in food or FMCG manufacturing
Exposure to Lean, 5S, Kanban, FIFO
Trade background (Mechanical or Electrical) or Engineering qualification
What We Offer
A hands-on site-based role with real impact on plant performance
A values-driven business: Work as a Pack, Make Your Mark, Lead with Passion, Change the Game
A growing, successful FMCG business with purpose
Supportive team environment with strong leadership and the opportunity to develop your career with us
If you’re a hands-on, detail-driven Maintenance Stores / MRO professional who loves running a tight operation and being at the heart of site reliability — we’d love to hear from you.
Next Steps:
2 face to face interviews including a site visit
Pre Employment Medical
Relevant background checks including 2 work related references
Other facts
About Real Pet Food Company
We exist to create a world where every pet, every day eats fresher and lives better.
Our mission drives everything we do – from our nutritional philosophy and healthy delicious dog and cat recipes, to how we source real, fresh ingredients from local famers in Australia and New Zealand, to our kitchens and cooking facilities, our people and their programs, sustainability, sponsorships and more...
RPF is the pioneer in fresher pet nutrition. For 30 years we have championed a better way of caring for the health and wellbeing of our pets. Today, we have new cooking techniques that allow us to make food that is fresher, less processed, and even unprocessed and raw. And as the science emerges in fresher nutrition, it is beginning to show what we all instinctively know, a fresher diet is better for our loved dogs and cats.
It’s why we want everyone to join us on our journey to fresher nutrition.
What you'll do
- The Maintenance Stores Procurement Officer is responsible for managing engineering stores, inventory, and procurement activities to ensure the plant runs reliably. This includes coordinating purchasing, maintaining accurate records, and supporting maintenance activities.
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