Parts Clerk

Job Summary

The Parts Clerk supports our maintenance and production operations. This is a hands-on role, responsible for the end-to-end management of parts and equipment-from sourcing and purchasing to receipt, organization, and distribution. The parts clerk plays a critical role in minimizing downtime by ensuring that essential tools, equipment and parts are readily available and that all inventory records remain accurate within our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The Parts Clerk will also have responsibility for monitoring our Ringwood waste treatment system.


Key Responsibilities

• Inventory Management: Coordinate and control the inventory program, including receiving, storing, and distributing parts. Monitor stock levels to ensure critical spares are available for manufacturing operations.
• Purchasing & Sourcing: Assist in purchasing a variety of parts and supplies. Source necessary equipment to keep operations running cost-effectively.
• Receiving & Verification: Manage the receipt of all parts, ensuring items are properly checked in, paperwork is verified, and equipment matches order specifications.
• Data & Documentation: Maintain accurate records by charging parts to the proper accounts using the CMMS and ensuring all data entry is up to date.
• Organization & Maintenance: Maintain the parts room and maintenance area in an orderly and safe manner.
• Communication: Liaise effectively with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to optimize processes and meet operational needs.
• Waste Treatment System: monitor and document system. Communicate any issues with site leadership and safety team.

Skills & Qualifications

• Education & Experience: High school diploma/GED with experience in purchasing, inventory control, and vendor coordination (manufacturing or municipal preferred).
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in CMMS and administrative software; ability to interpret equipment design to optimize costs and train personnel.
• Core Competencies: Proficient in high school-level math (measurements, volume, rates) and capable of reading/writing technical manuals and safety reports.
• Leadership & Compliance: Strong crisis management and time management skills; familiar with OSHA, DEQ, and EEO regulations.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift 50-100 lbs and perform active tasks (standing, crawling, kneeling) in a loud, industrial environment.
• Soft Skills: Highly organized and proactive; able to communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Licensing: Must be able to obtain or maintain a Lift Truck Operator License.

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.