Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Buyer
Full Time
Northfield, MN 55057
Posted
Job description
Business Unit Overview:
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Education:
Experience:
Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
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Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings Inc., is focused on providing delicious food choices for every taste and budget. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
Brand:
The company’s portfolio ranges from iconic brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats
®, Grape-Nuts
® and PEBBLES
™ cereals, as well as Peter Pan
® peanut butter to the top-selling Malt-O-Meal
® brand of value ready-to-eat cereals and more. Our business is growing and that’s where you come in. Our company is a hearty mix of ambitious people who want to make great things happen.
Location Description:
Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members. The Campbell Mill plant is 1 million square feet and is home to 7 manufacturing technologies to produce a wide variety of cereal products our customers know and love. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start.
Responsibilities:
To Make Better Happen, we are hiring a Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Buyer for our Northfield plant. The MRO Buyer partners with maintenance and operations teams to provide materials for the installation and repair of equipment and helps support the CMMS systems that control maintenance work and inventory. The MRO Buyer is responsible for the procurement, inventory control and distribution of all parts and supplies related to equipment maintenance and repair for the Campbell Mill, Ames Mill and South Distribution Center production facilities. Core responsibilities include purchasing parts and materials, inventory management and control, creating and executing purchase orders, budget and spend control, as well as to support food safety and quality practices as required through SQF. The MRO Buyer is responsible for completing job duties in a manner that supports all plant safety, food safety, quality and environmental practices. The MRO Buyer uses problem-solving skills daily. The MRO Buyer will report to the MRO Supervisor.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Order routine/emergency replacement parts and supplies and expedite delivery.
- Plan, organize and supervise the setting up and maintenance of supplies purchasing and inventory system.
- Provide assistance with parts and supplies specifying and purchasing to all departments and levels.
- Determine ideal inventory levels to insure production and protect long lead items.
- Negotiate prices and expedite delivery of replacement parts; investigate better products, pricing or services.
- Provide system support for Computerized Maintenance Inventory Management System.
- Provide parts and supplies consulting and specifying services to customers throughout the company.
- Support corporate sourcing partnership models to drive cost savings initiatives.
- Purchase and inventory plant safety supplies specified by Safety Department/Safety Committees and certain selected supplies for production and quality departments.
- Maintain computerized Purchasing/Receiving system for MRO and Engineering plant items and oversee daily operations of the purchase order.
- Participate in weekly rotation for after-hours buyer coverage.
- Complete projects and duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
A minimum of 2 years post high school education in maintenance and/or purchasing OR equivalent work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience:
- Knowledge of basic engineering, electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics and fabrication principles. Familiarity with computerized inventory systems and purchasing.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in plant maintenance in a manufacturing environment, including 1 year purchasing experience preferred.
Other Characteristics:
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with peers and internal customers to share responsibility and solve problems.
- Understanding of mechanical and electrical operation of production equipment and use of maintenance and diagnostic tools.
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language
- Able to work in a variety of environments (Office, warehouse and production) and able to lift up to 50 pounds and maneuver heavier objects using team lift or mechanical assistance.
- Work effectively with corporate sourcing and corporate maintenance to develop, critique and maintain purchasing and MRO corporate standards and policies.
- Significant cross plant communication required with operations partners and other plant buyers to support and assist in inventory and spare parts issues that occur.
Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
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