Parts Room Lead Attendant

Farmer Focus • Harrisonburg, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Parts Room Lead provides hands-on leadership for daily parts room operations, coordinating the receiving, storage, ordering, issuing, and tracking of parts, tools, equipment, and supplies. The role is responsible for maintenance requisitioning for the assigned plant and helps ensure maintenance, operations, and authorized personnel have timely access to resources needed for safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations.

The working lead sets daily priorities, supports and trains parts room team members, reinforces inventory and safety procedures, and serves as the primary contact for routine parts room questions and issues. The position also performs core parts room duties, maintains accurate records and system transactions, monitors inventory controls, coordinates with suppliers and internal partners, and escalates staffing, safety, service, or inventory concerns to the Parts Room Supervisor.

Work is conducted primarily in a parts or supply room, maintenance, manufacturing, and production environment, with potential access to plant, maintenance, parts storage, and production-adjacent areas. The position requires constant standing and may involve bending, twisting, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and reaching on an occasional to frequent basis. It requires frequent lifting up to 25 pounds and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and tolerance of varying heat, wet, and chill conditions in plant areas. Hearing and eye protection, hair and beard nets, and other task- or location-specific personal protective equipment may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

New team members must pass drug, alcohol, and background screening after offer and before starting employment. Employment eligibility verification must be documented by the end of the employee’s third day of work. The position has no application deadline; Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of parts, inventory, supply room, warehouse, maintenance support, or related experience.
• Ability to coordinate daily work, set priorities, train or guide coworkers, and follow through on assignments.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Ability to use inventory databases, including Canopy or other related systems.
• Ability to maintain and verify accurate inventory, order, parts, tool, and equipment records.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including working with suppliers and internal customers at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond to urgent needs, and work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to reinforce established procedures respectfully and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to pass post-offer drug, alcohol, and background screening before employment begins.
• Ability to provide employment eligibility verification by the end of the third workday.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including constant standing, frequent lifting up to 25 pounds, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and tolerating varying heat, wet, and chill conditions.
• Ability to use required protective equipment in production areas, including hearing and eye protection and hair and beard nets.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of parts, inventory, supply room, warehouse, maintenance support, or related experience.
• Previous lead, trainer, coordinator, or acting-lead experience.
• Experience ordering, receiving, issuing, tracking, and cycle-counting parts and supplies.
• Experience in a manufacturing, production, food processing, poultry processing, or maintenance environment.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system or inventory database.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily parts room activities by setting priorities, coordinating coverage, and monitoring receiving, stocking, issuing, cycle-counting, and housekeeping tasks.
• Guide, train, and support parts room team members; reinforce procedures and elevate performance or conduct concerns to the Parts Room Supervisor.
• Act as the first contact for routine questions, urgent requests, and service issues from maintenance, operations, and other authorized personnel.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through reviews, cycle counts, transaction audits, and correction or escalation of discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory levels, usage trends, open orders, and critical-spare needs; initiate orders and reorders according to approval and purchasing procedures.
• Receive and verify deliveries, resolve routine quantity or documentation issues, replenish stock, and label, store, and organize parts appropriately.
• Create work orders and receive, issue, return, or transfer parts in the Canopy system or other designated inventory systems.
• Manage maintenance requisitioning for the assigned plant, including preparing, submitting, tracking, and following up on requisitions under established procedures.
• Issue tools and equipment to authorized personnel, maintain accountability records, and follow up on overdue, missing, or damaged items.
• Maintain records of inventory, incoming orders, backorders, returns, tool accountability, and other parts room activity.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal customers about availability, delivery status, substitutions, shortages, and priority needs.
• Promote a clean, orderly, secure, and safe parts room and reinforce food safety, plant safety, access-control, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Identify recurring inventory, supplier, workflow, or system issues and recommend process improvements to the Parts Room Supervisor.
• Support shift handoffs by communicating priorities, shortages, urgent requests, and unresolved issues.
• Perform all core Parts Room Attendant duties and other job-related work as needed or assigned.

Benefits

• Weekly payroll may be available.
• Paid time off and sick leave may be available.
• Semi-subsidized medical coverage may be available.
• Dental and vision plan options may be available.
• 401(k) plan with company match may be available.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) may be available.
• Education reimbursement opportunities may be available.
• Employee assistance programs (EAP) may be available.
• Internal learning, development, and career growth programs may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED