Maintenance Parts Specialist

Maintenance Parts Specialist

Are you interested in contributing to a company whose mission is to radically love and influence lives? As the Maintenance Parts Specialist reporting to the Corporate Maintenance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient operation of maintenance equipment procurement, with a focus on both managing inventory and ordering parts and equipment for our organization.

Compensation: $27.62 - $34.79 per hour

This position will be on-site at our New Brighton, MN location.

As a Maintenance Parts Specialist, you will:

• Monitor spare parts and inventory levels, ensuring timely procurement.
• Use the CMMS software effectively to plan, schedule, and track maintenance activities, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to procure resources, including equipment, parts, consumables, and materials.
• Implement preventive maintenance tools to enhance equipment reliability and longevity.
• Develop and implement innovative approaches to sourcing spare parts, materials, and maintenance resources, optimizing costs, lead times, and availability across different sites.
• Travel to various sites for setting up spare parts and inventory, collaborating with on-site teams, and ensuring efficient maintenance planning.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with multiple teams and vendors across the country to coordinate maintenance activities and procurement efforts.
• Issue purchase orders as needed for spare parts and materials, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Approve invoices related to maintenance activities and parts procurement, verifying accuracy and adherence to budgetary constraints.
• Set up and maintain relationships with vendors, negotiate terms, pricing, and agreements for efficient procurement.
• Ensure that maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and industry standards.
• Analyze historical maintenance data to identify trends, improve maintenance strategies, and reduce equipment failures.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, reports, and equipment histories.
• Facilitate effective cross-country, multiple site, communication between maintenance teams, supervisors, Plant Managers, Engineers, and other relevant departments.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Experience: 3-5 years of proven experience in maintenance planning and coordination. Proficiency in using CMMS software and other relevant tools.

Benefits

• In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (with HRA and FSA)
• 401(k) with company match
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee assistance and employee/community hardship programs

Bell Lumber & Pole is an equal opportunity employer.

Bell Lumber & Pole is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Bell makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

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