MRO Specialist – Aerospace Sealants & Coatings

PPG Industries

13d•Onsite

About The Position

PPG's Aerospace business is seeking a passionate and driven Maintenance, Repair, and/or Operations (MRO) professional to join their team. This role is crucial for ensuring the availability, accuracy, management, and optimization of inventory and non-inventory spare parts and indirect materials necessary for safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. The MRO Specialist will manage the entire lifecycle of maintenance materials, tools, and resources within the facility, directly supporting asset reliability, maintenance execution, and cost control strategies aligned with SMRP best practices. A key responsibility is ensuring 100% parts availability for critical production machinery, automated systems, and utility assets, while adhering to all aerospace, federal, state, and corporate standards and regulations. This is an on-site role located in Shelby, NC, reporting to the Asset Care & Maintenance Reliability Manager.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma is required.
Minimum of 3 years of experience of MRO, purchasing or crib management experience is required.
Must have at least 2 years of experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment.
Experience with CMMS (SAP, Maximo, Asset Essentials, etc.) required. (3 yrs)
Experience with industrial equipment and spare parts. (1 yr)
Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply

Nice To Haves

An associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business or technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage MRO inventory through criticality-based stocking, cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and optimization of carrying costs while maintaining required service levels.
Source, evaluate, onboard, and manage suppliers; issue RFQs and POs, negotiate pricing and lead times, expedite critical orders, and monitor supplier performance (OTIF, quality, and delivery).
Optimize storeroom operations by implementing 5S and visual management standards, eliminating obsolete or duplicate inventory, and ensuring proper storage of materials and sensitive components.
Maintain accurate CMMS/ERP data, including material masters and equipment BOMs; drive parts standardization, naming conventions, and KPI reporting.
Support maintenance and reliability efforts by identifying critical spares, ensuring parts availability, kitting materials and specialty tools for planned work, and participating in root cause analyses.
Monitor and report MRO spending, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support overall operational efficiency and site performance.
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including proper material handling, documentation, SDS management, certifications, and shelf-life tracking.