Procurement & Maintenance Planner

ERCO Worldwide has operated for over 100 years, focused largely on the production and supply of in-organic products along with technology for the production of chlorine dioxide. Today, ERCO’s major business areas include sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali products, sodium chlorite, and chlorine dioxide technology.

The ERCO business serves a number of key customer segments including pulp and paper, food, energy, agriculture, water treatment, airport de-icing, fertilizers and specialty chemicals.

Procurement & Maintenance Planner

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: 5700 Hunt Road, Valdosta, GA

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: $70k-$85k

Get To Know Us!

ERCO Worldwide’s century-long tradition of excellence has firmly established its reputation for providing reliable, intelligent, and environmentally responsible manufacturing on a global scale. As one of the largest suppliers of Chlorine Dioxide technology in the world, we are devoted to building genuine customer relationships and delivering innovative, sustainable chemical solutions that improve lives and the health of our planet. Grounded in our commitment to sustainability, we serve multiple industries such as pulp & paper, oil & gas, agriculture, food processing, water treatment and more! It’s our goal to make everyone’s lives more productive, convenient, enjoyable, and safe.

Our Vision (What we aspire to achieve)

To be the trusted partner for safe, innovative chemical solutions that improve everyday life and advance sustainability.

Our Mission (What we do and for whom)

We deliver sustainable, innovative chemical solutions driven by a steadfast commitment to safety, exceptional service, and continuous improvement, rooted in a culture of care that fosters lasting value for our people, customers, and the communities we serve.

Our Values (The beliefs, principles and practices that drive our organization)

Safety First - We prioritize safety, protecting our people, customers, communities and the environment.

Do the Right Thing - We are guided by honesty, integrity, and accountability which influence our decisions and actions on behalf of our stakeholders.

Together, We Thrive - We foster a respectful, open, and inclusive workplace where collaboration thrives, people grow together, and teams celebrate each other's successes.

Performance with Purpose - We achieve results by empowering employees and promoting a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring positive impact and long-term success.

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Join The Team:

ERCO Worldwide is looking for a Procurement & Maintenance Planner to join our Maintenance team! This role is responsible for supporting procurement, inventory management, and maintenance planning activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations. Working closely with the Maintenance Manager, the Procurement & Maintenance Planner coordinates maintenance scheduling, budgeting, contractor resources, reliability initiatives, and material availability while serving as a key liaison between Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Suppliers, and Contractors.

This position also supports maintenance, operations, engineering, and capital projects through procurement and inventory management, assists with outage planning, spare parts management, budget forecasting, and contractor coordination, and provides backup support to the Maintenance Manager and Commercial Manager as required. Participation in the On-Call Manager rotation is required.

The Role:

• Manages the procurement function at the plant. Processes requisitions and purchase orders for expense, capital, and inventory purchases.
• Actively participates in the RFP process, researches and recommends replacement solutions for obsolete equipment, reviews scopes of work, evaluates supplier proposals, and supports maintenance, operations, engineering, and project teams with procurement activities.
• Supports maintenance planning by identifying long-lead-time materials, ensuring material availability for planned work, and coordinating supplier support during outages and shutdowns. Serves as SCOR leader for the plant.
• Maintains spare parts inventory and supports maintenance planning activities.
• Performs and reconciles annual inventory counts, coordinates inventory additions and revisions, identifies obsolete materials, maintains inventory accuracy, establishes inventory levels for critical equipment, and supports preventive and predictive maintenance activities by ensuring materials are available for scheduled work.
• Assists the Maintenance Manager with maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdown preparation, and reliability improvement initiatives.
  • Develops, monitors, and forecasts maintenance budgets and resource requirements. Assists the Maintenance Manager in developing and monitoring annual maintenance budgets, outage budgets, and capital expenditures. Tracks expenditures, prepares budget forecasts, assists in prioritizing maintenance activities based on plant reliability needs, coordinates contractor schedules, and provides coverage for the Maintenance Manager during vacations, illness, and other absences.
• Assists the Commercial Manager with supplier qualification and contractor management activities.
  • Supports supplier setup, sustainability initiatives, contractor prequalification and requalification, service agreement administration, contractor performance monitoring, and coordination of contractor resources required for maintenance and capital projects.
  • Provides coverage for the Commercial Manager during vacations, illness, and other absences.

The Person:

• High School Diploma required; College Diploma or Diploma from a vocational institution in Business is preferred.
• Minimum 3-6 years of experience in industrial procurement, material sourcing, inventory control and spare parts management preferably supporting manufacturing operations.
• Experience collaborating with maintenance, engineering, operations, contractors in an industrial setting.
• Familiarity with contractor management, budgeting, cost control, and maintenance planning/scheduling is considered an asset.

The Value You Bring:

• Strong health and safety mindset
• Strong relationship builder – collaborative, team-builder
• Focused and results driven, transparent, and articulate
• Drives continuous improvement
• Resilient – can adapt to changing environments/technology
• Proactive – takes initiative, creative, stays ahead of the curve, enthusiastic, inspirational

What you’ll love about us!

Competitive Benefits:

We take pride in providing our employees with a competitive compensation package to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family. Here are some of the perks we offer:

• Health and Dental Benefits on Day 1
• Health Care/Wellness Spending Account
• Annual Short Term Incentive Bonus
• Staff Recognition Awards
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• 401k match
• Disability Insurance

Developmental Opportunity:

At ERCO we believe in continuous improvement, not just with our processes, but with our employees too! We have an excellent L&D department who create and facilitate training courses for our ERCO University platform on all topics for the development of our people. We also help cover and encourage employees to take courses and attend conferences to further their knowledge and skillsets!

ERCO Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in compliance with all applicable Human Rights legislation. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate for disabilities made known to us by our employees and applicants. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know and we will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs.

Get to know us more by visiting our website and LinkedIn page!

Applicants are kindly requested not to call or visit our facilities regarding employment opportunities. All applications must be submitted online or via email. For further inquiries, please contact our HR team at View email address on ihiremaintenanceandinstallation.com.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

ERCO Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in compliance with all applicable Human Rights legislation. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate for disabilities made known to us by our employees and applicants. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know and we will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs.