Vacancy: Stock Controller
Salary: Grade 3 (£25,948)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Location: Based at SFRS Headquarters, Pirehill, Stone, Staffs, ST15 0BS
Contract: Permanent/Part time
Closing Date: 12th December 2025
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Do you want to make a difference in your community? Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service prides itself on the high standard of service it provides and every role has an important part to play in helping keep Staffordshire safe.
Every role in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue, including those in the shared service, exists to support the overall aim of achieving a safer and more sustainable community. This can take many forms, including conducting Home Fire Risk Checks, marketing the service to the community, coordinating training, or taking calls in our contact centre.
As you can imagine, achieving our overall aim depends on a variety of people with a range of skills, backgrounds, and experiences.
For more information about Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service please click the below link:
About the Opportunity
We’re looking for an organised and proactive Stock Controller to join our Supplies Department. In this vital role, you’ll help manage the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, ensuring essential supplies are available when needed. You’ll also provide administrative support across the department and play a key part in maintaining accurate stock and PPE records.
Key Responsibilities
In this dynamic and evolving role, you will:
1. Assist with the day-to-day running of the department, following established procedures.
2. Receive, check, record, and store incoming goods.
3. Issue stock items and PPE to staff, ensuring accurate documentation.
4. Prepare and deliver goods to various sites as required.
5. Maintain stock areas and ensure items are stored safely and appropriately.
6. Update and maintain electronic stock control and PPE systems.
7. Process purchase orders, invoices, and supplier enquiries.
8. Support with any other duties aligned to the role.
Essential Criteria:
9. A good general education and experience in stock control or warehousing.
10. Strong ICT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
11. Experience using electronic stock control systems.
12. A clean, current full UK driving licence.
13. Basic knowledge of PPE fitting
Desirable:
14. Knowledge of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service procurement and stock control procedures.
15. Advanced understanding of stock control systems.
Hours and Working Pattern
16. Core hours: 8:00 – 16:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Additional Information
17. This opportunity is open to internal and external candidates.
18. All communication will be sent via email—please check your inbox regularly.
For further information, please contact:
Chris Craddock
Antony Fowell
Recruitment Team
Apply Now
If you’re organised, reliable, and thrive in a busy environment, we’d love to hear from you, apply now via our careers site.
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Closing date: 11th December 2025 12pm Midday
Interview date: TBC
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
19. Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
20. Generous Pension Scheme
21. Access to Gyms & Fitness Advisor
22. Free Parking at Most Sites
23. Enhanced Maternity Package
24. Occupational Health
25. Well-being Champions
26. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
27. Eye Tests
28. Flexible Working Scheme
29. The Firefighter Charity
30. Cycle Scheme
31. Blue Light Card
32. Flamesavers
33. Rewards for rescue
34. Say So
35. Development Programme
36. Trade Unions
37. Career Breaks
38. Physiotherapy
39. TRiM
40. Employment Network
41. Fostering Friendly
Safeguarding
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include DBS, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Positive Action
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
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