Inventory Control Clerk

KETTLE CUISINE LLC•Lynn, MA

10h•$25 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The position requires coordinating the maintenance team Mechanic-Planner with the requested parts to complete the jobs on time. The Maintenance Inventory Control Clerk ensures maintenance technicians have the necessary spare parts to make work orders available. The Maintenance Inventory Control Clerk is also expected to schedule a cycle counting of the items available at the maintenance shop inventory and implement maximum and minimum to minimize equipment downtime and impact production. A Maintenance Inventory Control Clerk must deal with different levels of mechanical skills, as well as a cold and hot environment where the equipment is installed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
5+ years of maintenance/facilities inventory control management
Computer skills – basic knowledge of computer programs and ability to learn maintenance management systems required
2+ years of CMMS experience strongly preferred
Forklift Certified or ability to obtain forklift certification

Nice To Haves

Food manufacturing experience preferred
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to train employees
Ability to prioritize and follow-through to achieve results
High level of personal initiative, self-driven, action and results oriented
Thrives in a challenging, entrepreneurial atmosphere; open to change and creating change
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Strong organization skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, generates enthusiasm, builds effective working relationships at all levels
Ability to negotiate and coordinate quality services from suppliers and contractors

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve overall inventory control of spare and replacement parts for use by maintenance and production departments.
Manage processes for parts ordering, tracking, storage and retrieval to improve maintenance efficiency, accountability and accuracy.
Develop track and drive improvement in key storeroom metrics.
Ensure high vendor delivery performance and negotiate fair pricing for goods and services.
Performs inventory transactions using the CMMS system to support parts receipts, issues and adjustments.
Ensure parts delivery dates are met and expedites orders as required.
Ensures all rebuildable spares are tracked and sent off for rebuilds.
Performs cycle counts on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of stated on hand inventory values.
Analyze and manage inventory stocking levels and ordering rules to minimize material costs while maintaining sufficient stock to minimize equipment down time.
Monitors record integrity to ensure accurate vendor, specification and cost information is maintained.
Kits together parts for technicians as part of the preparation process for planned work.
Generates inventory related reports as required.
Manages the Equipment Disposal Order (EDO) process and coordinate elimination of obsolete parts.
Receives, stocks, and stores parts received in the storeroom and other storage areas as appropriate.
Maintains a safe stockroom area with reasonable access to all parts.
Develops and implements parts delivery metrics and enforces standards to ensure high vendor delivery performance.
Negotiates with suppliers and service providers to obtain competitively priced quotes for needed parts and maintenance services as necessary.
Ensures maintenance department metrics and goals are achieved.