Attendant-Parts Room - Second Shift

OSI Careers•West Chicago, IL

About The Position

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Attendant-Parts Room assists with maintenance parts inventory controls and preventive maintenance documentation for the facility. The role maintains the parts room, supports purchasing and parts distribution, and uses the computerized maintenance management system to maintain inventory and maintenance records. The position may involve moving and storing parts with a forklift or dolly and reaching for items on elevated shelves.

Requirements

Mechanical aptitude and ability to learn to identify maintenance parts and supplies.
Organizational skills to catalog and properly store maintenance parts and supplies.
High school diploma.
Adequate computer skills to learn to use the computerized maintenance management system.
Computer literacy.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Excel.
SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Communicate with management, coworkers, and vendors about ordering, exchanging, receiving, and issuing parts, supplies, and tools.
Answer mechanics’ and vendors’ questions about parts suitability.
Organize maintenance parts inventory and ensure parts are properly identified and stored.
Store stock items in bins or on shelves, including reaching for parts on elevated shelves.
Operate a forklift or dolly as needed to move or store parts.
Supervise the day-to-day activity of the maintenance buyer and the purchasing process for plant maintenance parts.
Control and maintain adequate inventories of maintenance parts and supplies as directed by the Maintenance Manager.
Monitor and control the disbursement of parts to mechanics.
Reorder maintenance parts and supplies based on minimum/maximum settings in the computerized maintenance management system or direction from the Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Supervisor.
Perform regular cycle counts to verify the accuracy of on-hand quantities in the maintenance management system.
Add or delete parts from inventory and reorganize the parts room as plant equipment changes, under direction.
Generate reports on stockroom activity, including parts disbursements, stock outages, and inventory costs.
Maintain the organization and cleanliness of the parts room.
Generate work schedules and preventive maintenance documentation using the computerized maintenance management system as directed, and ensure completed work is properly documented in the system.
Maintain records relating to all maintenance activities using the computerized maintenance management system.
Perform other duties as assigned.