Parts Clerk

Summary/Objective
Responsible for the overall management of a storage room and parts, including security of parts, general housekeeping, and condition of multiple storerooms. CraftMark Bakery is looking for a Storeroom Clerks to work the following shift:

2nd Shift 3:00pm - 11:00pm Monday - Friday

Primary activities include but not limited to:
· Managing processes includes a large dollar value in total parts to support manufacturing equipment with a large Replacement Asset Value (RAV).
· Processes requests for materials and receives, stocks, and issues items as required, and communicates with customers to resolve problems during the receive and issue procedures.
· Manage the execution of cycle counts and physical inventories through internal and external staff.
· Analyzes plant usage of materials to identify opportunities for reduced costs; utilizes and manipulates data contained in standard reports to accomplish this.
· Works to investigate and resolve discrepancies regarding invoices, goods receipts and purchase orders; seeks and identifies opportunities to reduce errors and improve processes.
· Processes and expedites orders required for plant maintenance and operations; utilizes initiative and creativity to identify and develop alternate sources of key parts and materials.
· Works as required to support best practice strategies; visual workplace management; ensures adherence to standard company processes and procedures.
· Identifies critical spare parts, continuously evaluates ABCs, and sets stock min/max levels based on multiple factors.
· Works in partnership with Maintenance Planner Scheduler to ensure parts are available for planned work and identifies gaps in parts and/or material availability that could impact the business or project schedule.
· Manages internal staff used to aid in various storeroom activities, providing indirect leadership and supervision as required.
· Creates requisitions for new items and stock replenishment, ensures timely delivery and communicates availability and delivery date of requisitioned items.
· Ensures proper parts documentation is obtained and maintained as required.
· Responsible for vendor management and effectively cultivating vendor relationships.
· Inspects incoming materials and performs quality checks.
· Inputs new parts and updates information as necessary in CMMS.
· Follows and enforces storeroom best practices to optimize spare part inventory to meet the business need.
· Ensures integrity in inventory accuracy through proper receiving, conducting cycle counts, and following checkout procedures.
· Manages daily parts consumption and can assist customers when needed to locate and check out parts.
· Owns inventory flow by restocking shelves, issuing parts to work orders, delivering parts, and receiving returned parts back into stock.
· Runs inventory and reorders reports and executes reorder process; ensures critical spare parts are available.
· Works to reduce on hand inventory through the optimization of minimum and maximum order quantities and managing slow-moving and obsolete parts.
· Works with external vendors to identify and procure parts, including seeking new parts to improve machine reliability and standardizing spare parts.
· Fulfills parts reservations (kitting parts) for upcoming planned work.
· Maintains spare parts database by updating incorrect item descriptions, part numbers, etc.
· Handles out of stock and emergency spare parts issues.
· Prepares shipments and track outgoing vendor repairs.
· Conducts daily housekeeping procedures in the storeroom and maintain 5S areas to standard.
· Continuously evaluate and improve parts management process.
· Negotiating best pricing and delivery dates.
· Generate inventory reports.
· Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
· Knowledge of Best Practices in Parts Storeroom and Inventory Control.
· Ability to Multitask and Handle Multiple Simultaneous Assignments.
· Ability to Work as Self-Directed Individual.
· Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
· Strong knowledge and application of a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
· High level proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, as well as others (Word, Project, etc.).
· Demonstrated strong mechanical aptitude, technical knowledge, and familiarity with equipment components and parts.
· Strong attention to detail, ability to manage data with a high degree of accuracy.
· Able to read, understand, and follow documents such as safety policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and general instructions.
· Excellent interpersonal skills to allow productive collaborative relationships with all levels of the organization.
· Ability to coach and motivate maintenance employees so the storeroom operates efficiently.
· Ability to provide prioritization, leadership, initiative and planning in area in order to improve results.

Required Education and Experience
· A High School Diploma is required; an Associated degree or Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
· A Minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience is required.
· Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is required.

Preferred
· Experience in inventory management preferred.
· Experience working in a parts storeroom preferred.

CraftMark Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, religion, veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other protected category.