MRO Spare Parts Supervisor & Buyer

ES Foundry Corp•Greenwood, SC

3d•$78,000 - $84,000•Onsite

About The Position

The MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) Spare Parts Supervisor and Indirect Parts Buyer manage the storeroom inventory, sourcing best cost, and ensuring minimum inventory levels are maintained. Close partnerships with equipment engineering, quality, and safety to ensure full compliance with standards. This dual role is a critical early hire for our new startup facility, responsible for establishing the storeroom foundations and procurement processes that will power our large-scale production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or equivalent technical experience.
3–5 years in MRO inventory management, with a clear understanding of startup challenges or plant commissioning.
Required experience in cleanroom environments (Solar, Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, or high-tech automated manufacturing).
1–2 years of supervisory experience with a track record of building collaborative teams.
Hands-on proficiency with Fiix CMMS and NetSuite ERP is highly preferred.
Deep understanding of cleanroom protocols, particulate safety, specialized PPE, and contamination control.
Ability to read engineering drawings and schematics to identify mechanical, electronic, robotic, and pneumatic components.
Capability and willingness to adjust work hours and support off-shifts, weekends, or extended hours during critical production rollouts or facility emergencies.

Responsibilities

Establish Logistics: Build out the initial physical storeroom layout and workflow from scratch using 5S principles.
Enforce Cleanroom Safety: Ensure all stored spare parts, tools, and consumables meet strict cleanroom protocol standards (e.g., proper packaging, particle control, degreasing, and gowning requirements) to prevent contamination of the manufacturing floor.
Process Creation: Develop SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for cleanroom part intake, cleaning, storage, and kitting for maintenance technicians.
Supervise Staff: Recruit, train, lead, and schedule storeroom attendants as the facility scales.
Optimize Inventory: Build initial BOMs (Bills of Materials) and set minimum/maximum stock levels for critical automated production machinery.
Maintain Accuracy: Implement daily cycle counts and rigorous tracking to eliminate stockouts.
Manage Fiix CMMS: Set up and maintain the asset hierarchy, parts database, and maintenance logs within Fiix CMMS.
Train Equipment, EHS, and Facilities Technicians on CMMS procedures and nomenclature
Execute Buying: Set up vendor accounts and issue purchase orders (POs) for capital equipment spares and facility supplies using NetSuite ERP.
Source Vendors: Identify and onboard reliable local and international suppliers capable of supporting a high-volume manufacturing startup.
Negotiate Contracts: Secure bulk-pricing agreements, favorable terms, and service contracts with equipment OEMs.