Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

A LITTLE ABOUT US….

Named after the trusted dog of our Founder, RED’s® is one of the fastest growing natural food companies in the US. In 2009, RED’s® was launched in pursuit of making the best burritos, period. We have discovered a broader passion for making a whole bunch of tasty and convenient items. This journey continues to evolve; the most important lessons have been always using the highest quality ingredients combined with proven traditional cooking methods, and lastly, anything less than an amazing experience for the customer is unacceptable.

As part of the RED’s® organization, you will be an integral part of a fast-moving team that drives for excellence. You will have the opportunity to put your best ideas to work and drive the growth of the brand.

Scope of Role

The MRO Coordinator will play a critical role in Red’s All Natural maintenance and plant operations, focusing on the accurate and timely ordering of maintenance and operations parts and supplies, as well as the creation and tracking of work orders and assisting with mechanics’ schedules. This role will work in partnership with coordinators in other departments to ensure that the production plant has the supplies and services it needs to operate efficiently. This position will also serve as the NetSuite Power User and point of contact for the maintenance department. Additionally, this role will have responsibility for maintaining the parts inventory accuracy, assisting in setting min/max limits for all critical spare parts, and coordinating the scheduling of the maintenance staff to most efficiently and effectively utilize the maintenance labor to complete PMs, standard, and emergency work orders.

The MRO Coordinator will organize, manage, and plan preventative maintenance schedules for the kitchen, tortilla room, and plant production lines in order to ensure production line reliability and attainment of the production schedules. This role will produce and maintain the work orders executed by the maintenance department, as well as maintain KPIs and other data used to measure maintenance department effectiveness. This role will be focused on assisting the maintenance department in delivering a high level of reliability of plant equipment with minimal downtime.

This role is ideal for a self-starter who enjoys every aspect of purchasing plant and maintenance parts and supplies while taking ownership of the maintenance scheduling process and organization of spare parts. The ideal candidate will be an active driver of and contributor to collaboration with operations and supply chain while maintaining constructive mutual relationships.  

Principal Accountabilities

Represent the plant Maintenance team with Supply Chain and Operations in communicating the Maintenance/PM schedule when requested; highlight any potential parts shortages or potential interruptions of the operations production schedule.

Collaborate with Operations and Scheduling to review the weekly production schedule and verify parts availability as well as the ideal times to conduct necessary Maintenance activities.

Serve as the point of contact for plant purchasing of Operations supplies and items ordered on a regular basis to ensure smooth plant efficiencies.

Collaborate with the Director of Engineering & Maintenance and the Plant Maintenance Manager to develop and maintain a cohesive order and organization system for all spare parts and fabrication components inventory. 

Review Purchase Orders placed and ensure no errors were made; promptly correct it in the event an error occurs.

Receive against PO’s in the system when items arrive at the plant.

Participate in periodic forecasting or other meetings with sales, marketing, and other related departments.

Addresses questions, concerns, and/or complaints throughout the purchasing and maintenance scheduling process.

This position will also include other duties as assigned not expressly mentioned in this job description.

Mission Critical Competencies 

Deliver Results Timely and Accurately

Customer Focus (internal/external)

Build Collaborative Relationships

Demonstrate Communication and Negotiation Skills Effectively

Quality Decision-Making

Action-Oriented

Business Acumen with a Problem-Solving Attitude

Communicate Verbally and in Writing at a Highly Professional Level

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge

BA or BS degree in the fields of Maintenance, Supply Chain Management, Business, or Economics with 3+ years of food/beverage procurement experience preferred. (Or equivalent 5+ years of work experience in related industry)

Demonstrated success in system and data management

Possess a continuous improvement mindset within the execution of business activities

Proven ability to manage multiple projects/tasks concurrently with the ability to prioritize work

Excellent analytical and reporting skills in Microsoft Office 

Comfortable leading and working with change

Excellent communication skills

Reasoning ability and creativity

Ability to creatively solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists 

Excellent time management and organization skills