Maintenance Planner Purchaser

Maintenance Planner Purchaser

The Maintenance Planner Purchaser is responsible for inventory management, including parts ordering, confirming with receiving department, review of and disposal of obsolete parts, and overall oversight of the organization along with the inventory at the facility.

This position will work with maintenance team to research parts, find alternatives, and work with venders to find the most cost-effective solutions and schedule work.

The Maintenance Planner purchaser must be proficient in Catalyst and Ariba inventory and ordering systems and be able to enter appropriate information into the CMMS.

They will monitor contractor job status, contractor training received, and daily briefings, updating the facility daily while be able to work with the department and production to ensure appropriate equipment repair.

The Maintenance Planner Purchaser will oversee MRO personnel direction.

Job Description Competencies and Skills :

• Investigate / Resolve discrepancies in maintenance department relating to inventory.
• Invoice Processing, A / P issue resolution, Sales-Tax monitoring & Refund / Tax Exemption Forms.
• Accurately monitors material entered in system applications.
• Prepares and ships items for refurbishing by outside companies and package materials for outbound shipments.
• Timely and accurate entry of transactional data into the appropriate operating systems (JD Edwards, Ariba, Excel spreadsheets.
• Other focus areas will include performing full and spot check inventories, entering work orders, following up on ordering and invoicing issues, and additional responsibilities as needed.
• Maintain meticulous purchasing and delivery records and update the CMMS systems.
• Understanding of mechanical and electrical operation of production equipment and basic understanding of maintenance principles and tools.
• Search for parts in inventory, coordinate with appropriate department on inventory adjustments.
• Manage efficiency of the plant system for internal and external repairable spares and provide information on cost, availability, and alternatives.
• Order routine / emergency replacement parts and supplies and expedite delivery as needed.
• Plan, organize and supervise the setting up and maintenance of supplies purchasing and a robust inventory system.
• Works directly with Operations and Maintenance to assist in process troubleshooting and improve asset reliability.
• Must train and become proficient on all major equipment functions.
• Responsible for organization of the parts room and the bar coding of all items in the parts room.
• Manage inventory free-stock items, Nuts / Bolts, Conduit, sheet metal, angle iron, etc.
• Initiate purchase orders / requests, maintenance inventory stock orders, current or potential spare.
• Communicate with vendors or product support.
• Attend weekly Maintenance Meetings to assist with maintenance support and report back to manager with meeting issues and concerns.
• Assist with daily operational support as needed when the Maintenance Manager is unavailable.
• Ensure all paperwork and forms are filled out correctly and audit ready. Filing of all documentation, to include purchase orders.
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's)
• When required, research material or parts to find better pricing and delivery and / or alternative sources.
• Effectively communicate status of parts delivery to the Planner / Scheduler and the Maintenance Manager
• Interact with Corporate Procurement.
• Identify vendors to be approved and work with Corporate Procurement to properly add to preferred vendor list.
• Kitting of parts for planned work orders as required.
• Schedule all planned preventative maintenance and maintenance records in CMMS system.
• Review and update PM tasks as needed to ensure maintenance activities are scheduled.
• Prepare work schedules and mechanic duty assignments as required to support the maintenance program and requirements of production.
• Evaluate, prioritize and schedule repair requests to ensure timely completion of repair actions.
• Follow up with mechanics on work assigned to understand areas of improvement.
• Perform any duties as assigned by Manager.

Preferred Competencies & Other Skills :

• Associates or bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Any purchasing or customer service experience strongly preferred.

Education and Experience :

• Required : 5+ years maintenance experience in a continuous operating (24 / 7) manufacturing or processing environment.
• Strong computer proficiency particularly in Microsoft Office (Word / Excel / Power Point / Adobe) and JD Edwards / Catalyst.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in a fast-paced environment consisting of email, face to face and phone contact.
• Ability to demonstrate resourcefulness, business acumen, creative thinking.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member to fulfill all job duties.
• Ability to deliver results and make decisions while juggling multiple and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task and manage variety of work schedules to maximize work efficiency.
• Ability to flex schedule to maximize potential efficiency for company direction.
• Excellent planning, organizational and project management skills.

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