Job Description Summary
With minimal supervision, provides facilities and maintenance support.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Monitor and ensure proper stocking levels of MRO and production inventories to mitigate any supply disruptions
- Evaluate historical demands to facilitate planning and procurement of materials for various commodities
- Provide internal customer needs in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborate with suppliers and contractors in support of optimized maintenance work activities
- Collaborate with Sourcing to create favorable contract terms
- Participate in continuous improvement programs (Kaizen, Lean, Safety)
- Monitor MRO inventories and ensure that stock levels are balanced between cost and inventory on hand
- Responsible for onboarding of new suppliers, annual contracts, receiving and invoice issues as it relates to our suppliers
- Provide Maintenance with work packages for planned work in advance and provide scheduled work lists to operations of others to support prep work
- Provide support to plan and schedule maintenance work in conjunction with MRO operations to support improvements at site
- Execute cost-focused strategy for Indirect spend area and administer indirect budget spend monthly
- Provide direction and guidance on indirect crib inventories, vendor managed inventory and storage plans
- Assist in creating, developing, and maintaining the accuracy of site enterprise system (Maximo) equipment data base for all planned and unplanned work
- Build supplier relationships to deliver significant value for site
- Responsible for defining and leading the strategies for sourcing, negotiation, administration, implementation, and management of MRO (Maintenance Repair and Operations) commodities while delivering cost savings and efficiency
- Contribute in the development of new processes and procedures and driving continuous improvement
- Process purchase orders
- Maximo purchase order processing; write, prioritize, coordinate, execute, maintain, close
- Process purchasing requests for materials and supplies for Maximo work orders
- Track, coordinate, and expedite time sensitive parts arrival with suppliers and maintenance personnel
- Track specialty torque tooling with domestic and international suppliers
- Monitor, maintain, re-order inventory levels
- Lead and coordinate support services
- Release preventative maintenance plans
- Write/enter work job descriptions / job plans as necessary
- Maintain all OSHA required paperwork
- Communicates with vendors for equipment repair seeking low cost alternatives as necessary
- Coordinate and intercept urgent part arrivals and delivery of all incoming parts
- Maintain the inventory of centralized materials and supplies that support maintenance team
- Process and coordinate contractual services to support site Maximo work orders
- Oversee various day-to-day operations of re-stocking and distribution of maintenance materials
- Coordinate vehicle and equipment repairs
- Ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, supervisors, and technicians
- Expedite contracted service repairs
- Drive company truck to make pick-ups as required
- Maintain records for all outstanding equipment repairs at vendor locations
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Associate Degree in related field OR High School Diploma/General Education Degree (GED) with 2 years of experience in purchasing/sourcing/ MRO related field
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams and purchasing and maintenance information systems
- Willing and able to work early-in, late, and/or overtime including weekends on short notice
- Willing and able to work any shift including split shift and across shifts
- Must be able to lift and carry at least 33 lbs and push and pull at least 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time up to 95% of the shift with or without reasonable accommodation
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must pass background and drug screens
- Valid Driver’s License
Desired Characteristics:
- Associate degree or 2-year certificate
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing sourcing and MRO.
- 2 years of experience in MRO, purchasing, or planning in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated process improvement leadership
- Knowledge of purchasing and maintenance information systems
- Strong project management skills; ability to plan, lead, organize, and control multiple priorities
- Self-starter, high energy team player with a desire for continuous improvement
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization as well as outside of the company
- Effective problem identification and solution skills
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn computer systems quickly
- Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills
- Proven experience and willingness to be self-directed and identify improvement processes
- Ability and willingness to work effectively with others in a team setting and across functional teams
- Customer service oriented; responsive to needs of internal/external customers
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
