Maintenance Repair and Operations Store Room Supervisor

Description

TITLE: Maintenance Repair and Operations Store Room Supervisor 

REPORTS TO: Associate Maintenance Manager

LOCATION: Tulare, CA

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Tulare, CA. 

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

The Maintenance Repair and Operations Store Room Supervisor MRO) is responsible for managing Maintenance Repair and Operations spare parts inventory, contracts and services with suppliers, monitoring and reporting departmental spending and accounting functions.  The MRO will also ensure inventory is accurate, maintained and available to meet plant needs.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Ensures all inventory levels are maintained and accurate. Performs routine inventory cycle counts.
• Requests quotes for spare parts, tooling, services, etc.-review quotes for accuracy and negotiate for best pricing. Continuously review and negotiate better pricing with existing suppliers. Performs market tests with potential vendors.
• Ensures all orders and requests are accurate and completed in a timely manner. Expedites requests as needed. 
• Ensure successful completion of assigned department specific initiatives (e.g. store room organization).
• Ensures purchase records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories are accurate, maintained and filed in an accessible location.
• Supports purchasing of new products, summarizes and delivers supplier recommendations to company management.
• Coordinates cost reduction tracking program including reporting on the data as requested.
• Partners cross-functionally to ensure material requirements are accurate. Communicates with supplier and ensures order is accurate. 
• Completes purchase orders. Ensures invoices are accurately reconciled. 
• Performs assigned clerical tasks accurately and efficiently, including reports and spreadsheets. 
• Manage process for returning materials back to storeroom stock inventory. Ensures inventory sign out sheet is accurate and adjusts when necessary.
• Oversees the entry of parts/supply information, including entering new parts in database. Performs routine audits to ensure the accuracy of data.
• Verifies that obsolete inventory is identified and works with controller/maintenance and management for proper disposal.
• Responsible for managing team members, including interviewing, hiring, and training and developing; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Partner with HR on all employee relations issues.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial maintenance or similar field
• 5+ plus years of maintenance repair or related field experience in a similar industry.
• 3+ years stock maintenance for inventory and purchasing experience.
• Supply system operation and performance knowledge and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead, coach, influence, motivate, develop and engage a team. 
• Ability to prioritize and manage day-to-day operations and projects in a challenging, complex, time-sensitive environment.
• Proficiency with computer systems including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and manufacturing operating systems such as SAP.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong team player with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization. 
• Internal and external customer focus with demonstrated sustainable performance
• Strong Mechani